My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.
It cannot be bought for gold, nor can silver be weighed for its price.
The topaz of Cush will not equal it, nor will it be valued with pure gold.
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding than silver!
for her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her increase better than fine gold.
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,
For the protective shadow of wisdom is like the protective shadow of silver, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of the one who possesses it.