Job 28:6-16

6lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.

7No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.

8Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.

9People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

10They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.

11They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.

12But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?

13No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

14The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”

15It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

16It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.