...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...

...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...

..." 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...

...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,...