Slow Yet Splendid

Riddle

I move slowly but am splendidly adorned; I am knowledgeable, yet I am oppressed by envy. While alive, I say nothing, but when dead, my voice is cherished.

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Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.

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