7. No hawk knows that path;the falcon has not seen it.
8. Proud animals have not walked there,and no lions cross over it.
9. Miners hit the rocks of flintand dig away at the bottom of the mountains.
10. They cut tunnels through the rockand see all the treasures there.
11. They search for places where rivers beginand bring things hidden out into the light.
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.
17. Gold and crystal are not as valuable as wisdom,and you cannot buy it with jewels of gold.
18. Coral and jasper are not worth talking about,and the price of wisdom is much greater than rubies.
19. The topaz from Cush cannot compare to wisdom;it cannot be bought with the purest gold.
20. “So where does wisdom come from,and where does understanding live?
21. It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,even from the birds of the air.
22. The places of destruction and death say,‘We have heard reports about it.’