Job 28:12-19

12  a “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 b the land of the living.
 14  c The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
 15 It d cannot be bought for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
 16 It cannot be valued in e the gold of f Ophir,
in precious g onyx or h sapphire.
 17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
 18 No mention shall be made of i coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above j, k pearls.
 19  l The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
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