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12 “But where can wisdom be found,
    and where ·does understanding live [is understanding]?
13 People do not understand ·the value of wisdom [L its price];
    it cannot be found ·among those who are alive [L in the land of the living].
14 The ·deep ocean [or Deep] says, ‘It’s not in me;’
    the ·sea [or Sea; C the Deep and Sea may represent the forces of chaos] says, ‘It’s not in me.’

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12 But where can wisdom be found?(A)
    Where does understanding dwell?(B)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(C)
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.(D)
14 The deep(E) says, “It is not in me”;
    the sea(F) says, “It is not with me.”

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