17. The zahav and the crystal cannot equal it, and the exchange of it shall not be for the jewel of gold.
18. Nor shall mention be made of coral or crystal, for the price of chochmah is above pearls.
19. The chrysolite of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with tahor gold.
20. From where then cometh chochmah? And where is the makom binah?
21. Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of kol chai, and concealed from the oph HaShomayim.
22. Abaddon and Mavet say, We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
23. Elohim understandeth the way to it, and He knoweth the makom thereof.
24. For He looketh to the ketzot ha'aretz, and seeth all under Shomayim.
25. The weight He appointed for the ruach, and He weigheth the mayim by measure.
26. When He made a decree for the matar, and a derech for the lightning of the thunder,
27. Az (then) did He see it, and declare it; He prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28. And unto adam He said, See, the Yirat Adonoi, that is chochmah, and to depart from rah is binah.