18 be exchanged for it.Wisdom is more valuable than gems.
19 Topaz from Ethiopia cannot equal its value.It cannot be bought for ⌊any amount of⌋ pure gold.
20 “Where does wisdom come from?Where does understanding live?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living being,hidden even from the birds in the air.
22 Decay and Death say,‘We’ve heard a rumor about it.’
23 “God understands the way to it.He knows where it lives
24 because he can see to the ends of the earthand observe everything under heaven.