14. The deep ocean says, ‘It’s not in me.’The sea says, ‘It’s not in me.’
15. Wisdom cannot be bought with the best gold.Its cost cannot be weighed in silver.
16. Wisdom cannot be bought with fine gold.It cannot be bought with valuable onyx or sapphire gems.
17. Gold and crystal are not as valuable as wisdom.And you cannot buy it with jewels of gold.
18. Coral and jasper are not even worth talking about.The price of wisdom is much greater than rubies.
19. The topaz from Cush cannot compare to wisdom.It cannot even be bought with the purest gold.
20. “So from where does wisdom come?And where does understanding live?
21. It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing.It is hidden even from the birds of the air.
22. The places of destruction and death say,‘We have only heard reports about it.’