12 But where shall wisdom be found? And where [is] the place of understanding?
13 Man does not know the price of it; nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, [It is] not in me; and the sea says, [It is] not in me.
15 Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, and silver be weighed as its price.
16 It cannot be weighed against the gold of Ophir, against precious onyx, or sapphire;
17 gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for a vessel of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls; and the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it; it cannot be weighed against pure gold.
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where [is] the place of understanding?
21 Yea, it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and hidden from the birds of the heavens.
22 The place of ruin and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.