13 No one can know its value,[a]
since it cannot be found in the land of the living.
14 The ocean depths say, “It’s not in me,”
while the sea declares, “I don’t have it.”(A)
15 Gold cannot be exchanged for it,
and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:13 LXX reads way

13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(A)
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.(B)
14 The deep(C) says, “It is not in me”;
    the sea(D) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
    nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(E)

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