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

¹² But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding? ¹³ Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The deep saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me. ¹⁵ Choice gold cannot be given for it, nor silver be weighed for its price. ¹⁶ It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire. ¹⁷ Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange. ¹⁸ Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies. ¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.

²⁰ Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? ²¹ For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens. ²² Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.