Job 28:9-22

9People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.

10They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.

11They search Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.

12But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?

13No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

14The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”

15It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

16It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

17Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold.

18Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

19The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.

20Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.

22Destruction Hebrew Abaddon and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”