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XXVIII] :And his eye seeth every precious thing.
 * He bindeth the floods from overflowing;
 * And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
 * But where shall wisdom be found?
 * And where is the place of understanding?
 * Man knoweth not the price thereof;
 * Neither is it found in the land of the living.
 * The depth saith, It is not in me:
 * And the sea saith, It is not with me.
 * It cannot be gotten for gold,
 * Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
 * It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,
 * With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
 * The gold and the crystal cannot equal it:
 * And the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
 * No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls:
 * For the price of wisdom is above rubies.
 * The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it,
 * Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
 * Whence then cometh wisdom?
 * And where is the place of understanding?
 * Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living,
 * And kept close from the fowls of the air,
 * Destruction and death say,
 * We have heard the fame thereof with our ears,
 * God understandeth the way thereof,