Job 28:12-23

12"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

13Man does not know its worth, and it is not found in the land of the living.

14The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

15It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.

16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

17Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

20"From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?

21It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air.

22Abaddon and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'

23"God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.