MKJV(i)
13 Man does not know the price of it; nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, It is not in me; and the sea says, It is not in me.
15 Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, and silver be weighed as its price.
16 It cannot be weighed against the gold of Ophir, against precious onyx, or sapphire;
17 gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for a vessel of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls; and the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it; it cannot be weighed against pure gold.
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the place of understanding?
21 Yea, it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and hidden from the birds of the heavens.
22 The place of ruin and death say, We have heard the fame of it with our ears.
23 God understands the way of it, and He knows its place.
24 For He looks to the end of the earth, and sees under all the heavens;
25 making a weight for the winds, and measuring out the waters by measure.
26 When He made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning to thunder;
27 then He saw it, and declared it; He prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And to man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to depart from evil is understanding!