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,