Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.
The finest gold will not be paid for it, nor will silver be weighed in exchange for it.
The exalted and the eminent will not be remembered in comparison with it. Yet wisdom is drawn out of concealment.
The topaz of Ethiopia will not be equal to it, nor will it be compared to the purest dyes.
Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
Whoever has a will to withdraw from a friend, seeks occasions; he shall be reproached at all times.
if you will seek her like money, and dig for her as if for treasure,
They are upright to those who understand, and equitable to those who discover knowledge.
Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you would excuse yourself by saying, 'Which of us is able to cross the sea, and to carry it back to us, so that we may be able to hear and to do what has been instructed?'