¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

¹²⁷ For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

¹⁰³ How sweet are your sayings to my taste! truly, they are sweeter than honey in my mouth!

⁷² The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

¹⁶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

¹⁰ Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

¹¹ For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

¹³ Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

¹⁴ For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

¹⁵ She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

¹² I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

¹⁵ Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.

¹⁶ It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

¹⁷ Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

¹³ My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

⁵ My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

²⁶ But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

²⁷ But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.

²⁸ Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food.

²⁹ Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.