Job 28:17

28:17 Neither gold nor crystal ¹  can be compared with it,

nor can a vase ²  of gold match its worth.

[28:17]  ¹ tn The word is from זָכַךְ (zakhakh, “clear”). It describes a transparent substance, and so “glass” is an appropriate translation. In the ancient world it was precious and so expensive.

[28:17]  ² tc The MT has “vase”; but the versions have a plural here, suggesting jewels of gold.