16. can’t be weighed against gold from Ophir,with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17. Neither gold nor glass can compare with it;she can’t be acquired with gold jewelry.
18. Coral and jasper shouldn’t be mentioned;the price of wisdom is more than rubies.
19. Cushite topaz won’t compare with her;she can’t be set alongside pure gold.
20. But wisdom, where does she come from?Where is the place of understanding?
21. She’s hidden from the eyes of all the living,concealed from birds of the sky.
22. Destruction and Death have said,"We’ve heard a report of her."
23. God understands her way;he knows her place;