Job 28:18-20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above pearls.
¹⁹The chrysolite of Ethiopia^[a] cannot compare with it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.

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

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Job 28:19 Or Nubia; Heb Cush

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

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