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X.
‘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.’—
Job xxviii. 16, 18.
Far more precious than the ruby, or the crystal's rainbow light,
Valued not with precious onyx or with pearl and sapphire bright,
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Pure and peaceable and gentle, full of fruits of life and love.
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