Happy are those who find wisdom and those who get understanding,
It cannot be gotten for gold, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.
The chrysolite of Cush cannot compare with it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all sound judgment.
if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures—
They are all straight to one who understands and right to those who find knowledge.
Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us and get it for us so that we may hear it and observe it?’