14. The depth saith: It is not in me: and the sea saith: It is not with me.
15. The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it
16. It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire.
17. Gold or crystal cannot equal it, neither shall any vessels of gold be changed for it.
18. High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.
19. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.
20. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21. It is hid from the eyes of all living, and the fowls of the air know it not.
22. Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard the fame thereof.
23. God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24. For he beholdeth the ends of the world: and looketh on all things that are under heaven.
25. Who made a weight for the winds and weighed the waters by measure.