²⁰ Where then does wisdom come from?
    Where does understanding dwell?^(A)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
    concealed even from the birds in the sky.^(B)
22 Destruction^[a](C) and Death^(D) say,
    “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
²³ God understands the way to it
    and he alone^(E) knows where it dwells,^(F)
24 for he views the ends of the earth^(G)
    and sees everything under the heavens.^(H)