16. Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17. Gold and glass do not compare with it,and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it.
18. Coral and quartz are not worth mentioning.The price of wisdom is beyond pearls.
19. Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it,and it cannot be valued in pure gold.
20. Where then does wisdom come from,and where is understanding located?
21. It is hidden from the eyes of every living thingand concealed from the birds of the sky.
22. Abaddon and Death say,“We have heard news of it with our ears.”
23. But God understands the way to wisdom,and He knows its location.
24. For He looks to the ends of the earthand sees everything under the heavens.
25. When God fixed the weight of the windand limited the water by measure,
26. when He established a limit for the rain and a path for the lightning,
27. He considered wisdom and evaluated it;He established it and examined it.