¹⁵ It cannot be gotten for gold,
    and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
¹⁶ It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
    in precious onyx or sapphire.^[a]
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
    nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.^(A)
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
    the price of wisdom is above pearls.^(B)
19 The chrysolite of Cush cannot compare with it,
    nor can it be valued in pure gold.^(C)

⁹ Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem,
because all gold is but a little sand in her sight,
and silver will be accounted as clay before her.^(A)