CLV(i)
12 But wisdom, where can it be found? And just where is the place of understanding?
13 Mortal man does not know its appraisal, And it is not being found in the land of the living.
14 The abyss says, It is not in me! And the sea says, There is no such thing with me!"
15 Solid gold cannot be given instead of it, And silver cannot be weighed as its price.
16 It cannot be classed with certified gold of Ophir, Or with precious onyx and sapphire.
17 Neither gold or glass can be its appraisal, Or articles of glittering gold its exchange.
18 Coral and crystal, such is not even mentioned; Wisdom is more attractive than rubies.
19 Peridot of Ethiopia is not its appraisal; With pure certified gold it cannot be classed.
20 From where then can wisdom come? And just where is the place of understanding?
21 It has been obscured from the eyes of every living thing, And from the flier of the heavens it has been concealed.
22 Abaddon and death say:With our ears we have heard report of it.
23 Elohim, He understands its way, And He, yea He Himself knows its place.
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth; He sees everything under the heavens.
25 When He granted weight to the wind And when He regulated the waters by measure,
26 When He imposed a statutory limit on the rain And a pathway for the perceptible portents of thunderclaps,
27 Then He saw it and rehearsed it; He prepared it and also fathomed it.
28 And He said to mankind, Behold, the fear of Yahweh, it is wisdom, And to withdraw from evil is understanding.