"Goldor glasscannotequalit, Norcan it be exchangedfor articlesof finegold.
"It cannotbe valuedin the goldof Ophir,In preciousonyx,or sapphire.
Howmuch betterit is to getwisdomthangold!And to getunderstandingis to be chosenabovesilver.
[Like] an earringof goldand an ornamentof finegoldIs a wisereproverto a listeningear.
"Takemy instructionand not silver,And knowledgeratherthanchoicestgold.
Now overthe headsof the livingbeings[there was] something likean expanse,like the awesomegleamof crystal,spreadout overtheir heads.
havingthe gloryof God.Her brilliancewas likea very costlystone,as a stoneof crystal-clearjasper.
Thenhe showedme a riverof the waterof life,clearas crystal,comingfrom the throneof Godand of the Lamb,
and beforethe throne[there was something] likea seaof glass,likecrystal;and in the centerand aroundthe throne,fourliving creaturesfullof eyesin frontand behind.
