What is the purchase price of wisdom?

Proverbs 17:16(NKJV)

16    Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,      Since he has no heart for it?

Kind of a cool saying isn't it?  What do you think the second part, the part I highlighted means?

As someone famous once said "the reason why so many people miss opportunity is that it looks an awful lot like hard work." 

I think that may be what the Scripture above is referring to.  In God's plan, God made sure that salvation is available to anyone and everyone.  All they have to do is believe in Jesus. 

Does that mean that all believe?  Not at all.  There are many that reject that free gift for whatever reason. 

I think in the same fashion God made known the secrets of successful living to any and all who want to take advantage of them.  One of those secrets is that we need to seek wisdom and understanding.  Notice the verb. 

SEEK. 

Not sit back and wait for it to magically appear but SEEK.

And right there I think is the stumbling block for the "fool" as Proverbs terms it.  He doesn't have the heart for it which means he isn't willing to expend the energy and work required for something that he doesn't value. 

Anyway, just a thought.