11 polluted by the dead,and counted as peoplealready in the grave?
12 You have abandoned the fountainfrom which wisdom flows.
13 If you had walked in the way of God,you would be living in peace forever.
14 Learn where there are wisdom, strength, and understandingso that you may know at the same timewhere there are longevity, life, understanding, and peace.
15 Who has found her place of residence,and who has enteredher storehouses?
16 Where are the leading officialsof the nationsand the masters of the animalsthat are on the earth?
17 Where are those who entrapthe birds in the sky,and those who store up silver and gold, in which humans have trusted?There is no end to their attemptsto acquire more.