Job 28:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸Wisdom is worth much more than
coral, jasper,^[a] or rubies.
¹⁹All the topaz^[b] of Ethiopia^[c]
and the finest gold
cannot compare with it.
²⁰Where then is wisdom?

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Footnotes

28.18 jasper: A valuable stone, usually green or clear.
28.19 topaz: A valuable, yellow stone.
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.

Job 28:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Coral^(A) and jasper^(B) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.^(C)
¹⁹The topaz^(D) of Cush^(E) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.^(F)