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

¹² But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge? ¹³ Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me. ¹⁵ Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it. ¹⁶ It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire. ¹⁷ Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold. ¹⁸ There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls. ¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

²⁰ From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? ²¹ For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air. ²² Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.