^16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than ^(B)gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than ^(C)silver.

^12 (A)“But where shall wisdom be found?
    And where is the place of understanding?
¹³ Man does not know its worth,
    and it is not found in ^(B)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 bought for gold,
    and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
¹⁶ It cannot be valued in ^(E)the gold of ^(F)Ophir,
    in precious ^(G)onyx or ^(H)sapphire.
¹⁷ Gold and glass cannot equal it,
    nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
¹⁸ No mention shall be made of ^(I)coral or of crystal;
    the price of wisdom is above ^(J)(K)pearls.
^19 (L)The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
    nor can it be valued in pure gold.