9. He puts his hand on the flint; he shall overturn the mountains at the roots.
10. He cuts out channels in the rocks, and his eye sees every precious gem.
11. He dams up the sources of the rivers; and he brings to light what is hidden.
12. And wisdom – where is it found? And where is the place of?
13. Man does not know its value, and it is not found in the land of the living.
14. The deep has said, ‘It is not in me,’ and the sea has said, ‘It is not with me.’
15. Gold is not given for it, nor is silver weighed out as its price.
16. It is not valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious shoham or sapphire.