Job 28:12-28

Bible Text

[12] "But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? [13] Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living. [14] The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.' [15] It can't be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for its price. [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 shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. [18] No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies. [19] The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold. [20] Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding? [21] Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the sky. [22] Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.' [23] "God understands its way, And he knows its place. [24] For he looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole sky. [25] He establishes the force of the wind; Yes, he measures out the waters by measure. [26] When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder; [27] Then did he see it, and declare it. He established it, yes, and searched it out. [28] To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

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Job 28:12-28 mentions Ethiopia.

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