“But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”
Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight — the counter-proposal emphasizes the 'hidden person of the heart' (kryptos tēs kardias anthrōpos) adorned with a 'gentle and quiet spirit' (pneuma...praeōs kai hēsychiou), which 'is very costly in God's sight' (poluteles enōpion theou). The 'unfading' beauty (aphthartos) of inner character contrasts with the transience of external adornment.
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