CORALS, or possibly pearls — the red coral of the Mediterranean is the likelier identification, and the standard 'rubies' (KJV) is a guess. Wisdom is worth more than peninim at Proverbs 3:15 and 8:11, and Job 28:18 sets them beside crystal and gold; Proverbs 31:10 puts the woman of valour above them, which is the same formula used of wisdom herself. → first discussed at Prov 31:10