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Job 28:11-13
International Standard Version

11 He dams up flowing rivers,
    bringing hidden things to light.”

Wisdom is of Greater Value than Precious Stones

12 “Where can wisdom be found?
    Where is understanding’s home?
13 Mankind doesn’t appreciate their value;
    and you won’t find it anywhere on earth.[a]

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  1. Job 28:13 Lit. it in the land of the living
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Job 28:11-13
New International Version

11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(A)
    and bring hidden things(B) to light.

12 But where can wisdom be found?(C)
    Where does understanding dwell?(D)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(E)
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.(F)

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  1. Job 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up
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Job 28:11-13
King James Version

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

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