 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...  The Scottish Pulpit - Seite 1651833Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1835 - 608 Seiten
...thereof — the gold and the chrystal cannot equal it — no mention shall be made of coral or pearl, — the price of wisdom is above rubies, the topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. Whence cometh wisdom, seeing it is hid? " (Job xxviii.) " Yes," I replied, " it is far off and exceeding... | |
 | Luke Howard - 1835 - 462 Seiten
...vases the largest and- most finely wrought, shall be deemed of no consideration by it. No mention needs be made of coral or of pearls, for the price of Wisdom is above that of Rubies. Yet is it brought out of the depths : though the topaz of Ethiopia cannot rival it,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | Jesus Christ - 1836 - 142 Seiten
...sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it ; and the exchange of it shall not be for vessels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or...equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold." J While Job had such exalted views of the pre-eminent holiness of his kinsman Surety, he entertained... | |
 | Ebenezer Erskine, Donald Fraser - 1836 - 608 Seiten
...xxviii. 12 — 23: "It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for...equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. God only understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof." 4. In this gospel-treasure,... | |
 | Thomas Harttree Cornish - 1836 - 538 Seiten
...high a price. " It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. No mention shall be made of coral or of pearls ; for the price of wisdom is above rubies." The clergyman is with his parishioners and among them ; he is neither in the cloistered cell, nor in the... | |
 | Galilee - 1836 - 136 Seiten
...thereof — the gold and the chrystal cannot equal it — no mention shall be made of coral or pearl, — the price of wisdom is above rubies, the topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it. Whence cometh wisdom, seeing it is hid ? " (Job xxviii.) " Yes," I replied, " it is far off and exceeding... | |
 | John Brown Patterson - 1837 - 454 Seiten
...price thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir,—with the precious onyx or the sapphire. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls ;...shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with fine gold." If, then, my brethren, for yourselves you would choose the better part, seek " wis-» dom... | |
 | Alexander Knox - 1837 - 624 Seiten
..." It cannot be gotten for gold," says Job, " neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof: no mention shall be made of coral or of pearls, for the price of wisdom is above rubies." " I Wisdom," says Solomon, " dwell with Prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. Counsel... | |
 | 1838 - 544 Seiten
...wisdom, Job says, " 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...pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies." The readers of Roman history are familiar with the story of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, who, as it is said,... | |
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