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17 Nothing is its equal—
    not gold or costly glass.[a]
18 Wisdom is worth much more than
    coral, jasper,[b] or rubies.
19 All the topaz[c] of Ethiopia[d]
and the finest gold
    cannot compare with it.

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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.
  3. 28.19 topaz: A valuable, yellow stone.
  4. 28.19 Ethiopia: The Hebrew text has “Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.

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