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Job 28:14-24
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Job 28:14-24
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‘It is not here,’ says the ocean. ‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.
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It cannot be bought with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver.
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It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal. It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.
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Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
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Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. It’s worth more than the purest gold.
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“But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
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It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
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Destruction and Death say, ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’
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“God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found,
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for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens.
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[a].
Hebrew from Cush.
[b].
Hebrew Abaddon.
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