10. Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
11. From overflowing floods he hath bound, And the hidden thing bringeth out [to] light.
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.