Job 28:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,^(A)
    with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.^(B)
¹⁷Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,^(C)
    nor can it be had for jewels of gold.^(D)
¹⁸Coral^(E) and jasper^(F) are not worthy of mention;
    the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.^(G)

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Job 28:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶It cannot be valued in ^(A)the gold of ^(B)Ophir,
    in precious ^(C)onyx or ^(D)sapphire.
¹⁷Gold and glass cannot equal it,
    nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
¹⁸No mention shall be made of ^(E)coral or of crystal;
    the price of wisdom is above ^(F)^(G)pearls.

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Job 28:16-18

King James Version

¹⁶It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

¹⁷The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

¹⁸No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

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