“The gold and the glass cannot equal it. Neither shall vessels of gold high and overtopping be exchanged instead of it. Who that is sound of perception would deem it worthy to understand this according to the letter? For 'glass,' as we said above, is of much less worth than 'gold,' and after it was said that 'gold is n…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVIII
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17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
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15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
— Job 28:17 —
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.