Job 28:12-22 - Wisdom Is Inaccessible To Decay And Death

¹² Where can wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? ¹³ No man knows where it is. It cannot be found in this world of the living. ¹⁴ The deep ocean says: 'It is not in me.' The sea proclaims: 'Not in me either!' ¹⁵ Gold will not buy it; neither will any amount of silver. ¹⁶ It cannot be bought with the gold from Ophir or with precious onyx or sapphire. ¹⁷ Neither gold nor crystal can equal its value. Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold. ¹⁸ 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 all the living, concealed from the birds in the air. ²² Destruction and Death say: 'We heard a rumor about it.'