King James Version (KJV)
Job 28:17
“The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold.”
Verse in context — Job 28
15
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.
16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold.
18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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