15. It cannot be bought for gold,and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,in precious onyx or sapphire.
17. Gold and glass cannot equal it,nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18. No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;the price of wisdom is above pearls.
19. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20. “From where, then, does wisdom come?And where is the place of understanding?
21. It is hidden from the eyes of all livingand concealed from the birds of the air.
22. Abaddon and Death say,‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
23. “God understands the way to it,and he knows its place.
24. For he looks to the ends of the earthand sees everything under the heavens.