2 Esdras 7:55-57

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⁵⁵ Say to her, ‘You produce gold and silver and bronze and also iron and lead and clay,^{(A) 56} but silver is more abundant than gold, and bronze than silver, and iron than bronze, and lead than iron, and clay than lead.’ ⁵⁷ Judge therefore which things are precious and desirable, those that are abundant or those that are rare?”