12. “But where can wisdom be found,and where does understanding live?
13. People do not understand the value of wisdom;it cannot be found among those who are alive.
14. The deep ocean says, ‘It’s not in me;’the sea says, ‘It’s not in me.’
15. Wisdom cannot be bought with gold,and its cost cannot be weighed in silver.
16. Wisdom cannot be bought with fine goldor with valuable onyx or sapphire gems.