8. The proud beasts have not trodden it,nor has the lion gone that way.
9. He sets his hand to the flinty rock,and overturns the mountains at their root.
10. He splits channels in the rocks;his eyes behold all that is precious.
11. He dams up the sources of the streams,and brings hidden things to light.
12. As for wisdom—where can she be found?Where is the place of understanding?
13. Mortals do not know her path,nor is she to be found in the land of the living.
14. The Deep says, “She is not in me”;and the Sea says, “She is not with me.”
15. Solid gold cannot purchase her,nor can her price be paid with silver.
16. She cannot be bought with gold of Ophir,with precious onyx or lapis lazuli,
17. Gold or crystal cannot equal her,nor can golden vessels be exchanged for her.
18. Neither coral nor crystal should be thought of;the value of wisdom surpasses pearls.
19. Ethiopian topaz does not equal her,nor can she be weighed out for pure gold.
20. As for wisdom, where does she come from?Where is the place of understanding?
21. She is hidden from the eyes of every living thing;even from the birds of the air she is concealed.
22. Abaddon and Death say,“Only by rumor have we heard of her.”