Job:28:12-23
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But where shall wisdom be found ?
and where is the place of understanding ?
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Man knoweth not the price thereof ;
neither is it found in the land of the living .
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The depth saith ,
It is not in me :
and the sea saith ,
It is not with me .
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It cannot be gotten for gold ,
neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof .
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It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir ,
with the precious onyx ,
or the sapphire .
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The gold and the crystal cannot equal it :
and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold .
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No mention shall be made of coral ra #
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or of pearls :
for the price of wisdom is above rubies .
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The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it ,
neither shall it be valued with pure gold .
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Whence then cometh wisdom ?
and where is the place of understanding ?
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Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living ,
and kept close from the fowls of the air .
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Destruction and death say ,
We have heard the fame thereof with our ears .
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God understandeth the way thereof ,
and he knoweth the place thereof .