¹⁶ How much better to get wisdom than gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.^(A)

³ if you indeed cry out for insight
    and raise your voice for understanding,
⁴ if you seek it like silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasures—^(A)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.^(B)
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;^(C)
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,^(D)
8 guarding the paths of justice
    and preserving the way of his faithful ones.^(E)
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
    and equity, every good path,^(F)

² The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
    the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
    the spirit of counsel and might,
    the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.^(A)
3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

¹³ Happy are those who find wisdom
    and those who get understanding,
¹⁴ for her income is better than silver
    and her revenue better than gold.^(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.^(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are riches and honor.^(C)
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
    and all her paths are peace.^(D)
18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
    those who hold her fast are called happy.^(E)