¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, Yes, more than pure gold.

¹⁰³ How sweet are your promises to my taste, More than honey to my mouth!

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

¹⁶ How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; My yield than choice silver.

¹⁰ Receive my instruction rather than silver; Knowledge rather than choice gold.

¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, The man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, And her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹² I haven't gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

¹⁵ It can't be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for its price.

¹⁶ It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire{or, lapis lazuli}.

¹⁷ Gold and glass can't equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

¹³ My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

⁵ My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

²⁶ When the people were come to the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

²⁷ But Jonathan didn't hear when his father charged the people with the oath: therefore he put forth the end of the rod who was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

²⁸ Then answered one of the people, and said, Your father directly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats food this day. The people were faint.

²⁹ Then said Jonathan, My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.