The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XXVIII. The strain of this chapter is very unlike the rest of this book. Job forgets his sores, and all his sorrows, and talks like a philosopher or a virtuoso. Here is a great deal both of natural and moral philosophy in this discourse; but the…