12 Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?

13 Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;

14 The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!

15 Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;

16 It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;

17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,

18 Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;

19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.

20 Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

21 Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?

22 Destruction and death, have said, With our ears, have we heard the report thereof!