Solomon here not only asserts that it is better to get wisdom than gold ( Prov. 3:14 ; 8:19 ), but he speaks it with assurance, that it is much better, better beyond expression—with admiration ( How much better !) as one amazed at the disproportion—with an appeal to men’s consciences (“Judge in yourselves how much better it is” )--and with an addition to the same purport, that understanding is rat...