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,
25. to make the weight of the wind,and He weighs the waters by measure.
26. When He made a decree for the rain,and a path for the lightning of the thunder,
27. then He saw it and declared it;He prepared it, yes, and searched it out.
28. To man He said:‘Look, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”