My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion: so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
–Proverbs 3:21-22

For 400 years, the Hope Diamond, a 45-carat blue jewel, has traveled the world.

It has graced royalty and commoners alike. Today it rests in the Smithsonian, insured for 250 million dollars. Once it was…