Job 28:12-19 ▼

12 And the wisdom—from where is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?

13 Man has not known its arrangement, || Nor is it found in the land of the living.

14 The deep has said, It [is] not in me, || And the sea has said, It is not with me.

15 Gold is not given for it, || Nor is silver weighed—its price.

16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, || With precious onyx and sapphire,

17 Gold and crystal do not equal it, || Nor [is] its exchange a vessel of fine gold.

18 Corals and pearl are not remembered, || The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.

19 The topaz of Cush does not equal it, || It is not valued with pure gold.