¹² “But^(A) where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
¹³ Man does not know its ^(B)value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
^14 (C)The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
¹⁵ It ^(D)cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
¹⁶ It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.
¹⁷ Neither ^(E)gold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for ^[a]jewelry of fine gold.
¹⁸ No mention shall be made of ^[b]coral or quartz,
For the price of wisdom is above ^(F)rubies.
¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
Nor can it be valued in pure ^(G)gold.

^13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
^14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies,
And ^(C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.