Job 28:12-18

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹² But where shall ^[a]Wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

¹³ Man knows not the price of it; neither is it found in the land of the living.

¹⁴ The deep says, [Wisdom] is not in me; and the sea says, It is not with me.

¹⁵ It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price of it.

¹⁶ It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir, in the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.

¹⁷ Gold and glass cannot equal [Wisdom], nor can it be exchanged for jewels or vessels of fine gold.

¹⁸ No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; for the possession of Wisdom is even above rubies or pearls.