“"The highest and loftier things are not worthy of mention in comparison with it." He shows that not only amassed riches but also the heights of honors and the highest peaks of official dignity become worthless in comparison with it. "Wisdom is drawn from what is hidden." Since he had depreciated all the things that de…”
Julian of Eclanum, 5th c. — EXPOSITION ON THE BOOK OF JOB 28:18
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19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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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.
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
— Job 28:19 —
20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.