16. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,with the precious onyx or the sapphire.
17. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it,and it cannot be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18. No mention will be made of coral or of pearls,for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19. The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it,nor will it be valued with pure gold.
20. “From where then does wisdom come?And where is the place of understanding?
21. It is hidden from the eyes of all livingand concealed from the birds of the air.
22. Destruction and Death say,‘We have heard of its fame with our ears.’
23. God understands its way,and He knows its place.
24. For He looks to the ends of the earth,and sees under the whole heaven,