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

¹² And the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding? ¹³ Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The deep hath said, 'It is not in me,' And the sea hath said, 'It is not with me.' ¹⁵ Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- its price. ¹⁶ It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire, ¹⁷ Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold. ¹⁸ Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies. ¹⁹ Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.

²⁰ And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where is this, the place of understanding? ²¹ It hath been hid from the eyes of all living. And from the fowl of the heavens It hath been hidden. ²² Destruction and death have said: 'With our ears we have heard its fame.'