Job 28:12-23

12But as for wisdom, people do not know where to find it. They cannot learn how to understand things properly.

13Humans do not understand the value of wisdom. They cannot find it in this world where people live.

14Wisdom is not in the sea. Even in the deepest sea, no one will find it.

15Nobody can buy wisdom. You may have lots of gold and silver, but you can never buy wisdom.

16All the pure gold from Ophir will not be enough to buy it. It is worth more than valuable onyx or sapphires.

17Neither gold nor beautiful glass is as valuable as wisdom. A whole pot full of gold could not buy it.

18As for coral and jasper, they are not nearly as valuable as wisdom. Its price is more than the price of rubies.

19Topaz from Ethiopia is not as valuable as wisdom. No one can buy it, not even with pure gold.

20So where can we find wisdom? Where can we learn to understand things properly?

21We cannot see where it is. No person or animal can see it. No bird that flies in the sky can see it.

22In the place of death, they say, “We have heard only a little about wisdom, and where to find it.”

23Only God knows the way to find wisdom. Only he knows where it is.