Job 28

12 *[Prov. 16:16;Eccles. 7:24]"But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man does not know its worth,

and it is not found in *See Ps. 27:13the land of the living.

14 *Gen. 49:25The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’

and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

15 It *Prov. 3:14;8:10,11,19;16:16cannot be bought for gold,

and silver cannot be weighed as its price.

16 It cannot be valued in *Ps. 45:9;Isa. 13:12the gold of *See 1 Kgs. 9:28Ophir,

in precious *Gen. 2:12onyx or *Ex. 24:10sapphire.

17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,

nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of *Ezek. 27:16coral or of crystal;

the price of wisdom is above *Ezek. 27:16*Prov. 3:15;8:11;20:15;31:10;Lam. 4:7pearls.

19 *Ex. 28:17;39:10;Ezek. 28:13The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,

nor can it be valued in pure gold.

20 "From where, then, does wisdom come?

And where is the place of understanding?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of *ch. 12:10;30:23all living

and concealed from the birds of the air.

22 *See ch. 26:6Abaddon and Death say,

‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’