¹⁵ It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
    nor can its price be weighed out in silver.^(A)

¹⁶ How much better to get wisdom than gold,
    to get insight^(A) rather than silver!^(B)

¹⁹ My fruit is better than fine gold;^(A)
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.^(B)

¹³ Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
¹⁴ for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.^(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;^(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.^(C)

¹⁷ I love those who love me,^(A)
    and those who seek me find me.^(B)

¹⁸ Coral^(A) and jasper^(B) are not worthy of mention;
    the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.^(C)