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Job 28:16-18
Contemporary English Version

16     or precious stones.
17 Nothing is its equal—
    not gold or costly glass.[a]
18 Wisdom is worth much more than
    coral, jasper,[b] or rubies.

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Footnotes

  1. 28.17 costly glass: In the ancient world, objects made of glass were costly.
  2. 28.18 jasper: A valuable stone, usually green or clear.
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