Man’s industry searcheth out many things: true wisdom is taught by God alone.
“But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?” (Job 28:12)
Those who are worthy, will find and obtain wisdom.
“So then what wisdom is it, the holy man is contemplating, but that of which Paul the Apostle saith, Christ the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God? [1 Cor. 1, 24] Concerning which it is written by Solomon; Wisdom hath builded her house [Prov. 9, 1]; and of which the Psalmist saith; In wisdom hast Thou made all things. [Ps. 104, 24] Of this same Wisdom ‘man knoweth not the price,’ because he findeth nothing worthy of the estimate thereof. Now this price of Wisdom is not said at once ‘to be,’ and not ‘to be known,’ but as for this reason ‘not to be known,’ because it is wanting, in that manner of speaking by which a person caught in a strait, when he finds no remedy of succour, is wont to confess that’ what to do he knows not.’
So then ‘not to know the price of this Wisdom,’ is to find no meriting of meet practice whereby to obtain it. For we give a price with this object, that instead of it we may possess ourselves of that object which we long after. But what have we given, that we should deserve to obtain this Wisdom, which is Christ? Since it is by grace we are redeemed.
He had learnt that of this Wisdom there is ‘no price,’ who said, ‘Who hath first given unto Him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again.’ [Rom. 11, 35] Hence it is written again, ‘For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.’ [Eph. 2, 8] ‘Not of works, lest any man should boast.’ Hence concerning himself he again speaks, saying, ‘By the grace of God I am what I am.’ [1 Cor. 15, 10]
Therefore because we have not given aught of good practice, whereby we might deserve to be vouchsafed this Wisdom, let it be rightly said, Man knoweth not its price. Inasmuch as he that henceforth uses reason looks down upon himself under the perception of this Wisdom so much the deeper, in proportion as he more truly knows the interior depth of that Wisdom, so as to see that he has attained to her being unworthy, by the which it is brought to pass without price, that he should be made worthy.” -St. Gregory The Dialogist
The book of Wisdom has much to say concerning wisdom:
“For wisdom is more active than all active things: and reacheth everywhere by reason of her purity. For she is a vapour of the power of God, and a certain pure emanation of the glory of the almighty God: and therefore no defiled thing cometh into her. For she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of God’s majesty, and the image of his goodness. And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself the same, she reneweth all things, and through nations conveyeth herself into holy souls, she maketh the friends of God and prophets. For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom. For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of the stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it. For after this cometh night, but no evil can overcome wisdom.” (Wisdom 7:24-30)
Discussion: If wisdom is such a treasure, why do we not see many searching for it?
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