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Job 28:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies. "

Job 28:18

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16 It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

17 Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.

20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

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"“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine."

Job 28:2

"Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore."

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"Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness."

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"He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth."

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"As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire."

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"Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold."

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