²² “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
    he brings light to the deepest gloom.

²² He reveals deep and mysterious things
    and knows what lies hidden in darkness,
    though he is surrounded by light.

⁵ Let the darkness and utter gloom claim that day for its own.
    Let a black cloud overshadow it,
    and let the darkness terrify it.

⁷⁹ to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    and to guide us to the path of peace.”

⁸ It is the Lord who created the stars,
    the Pleiades and Orion.
He turns darkness into morning
    and day into night.
He draws up water from the oceans
    and pours it down as rain on the land.
    The Lord is his name!

²² No darkness is thick enough
    to hide the wicked from his eyes.

²⁰ “But do people know where to find wisdom?
    Where can they find understanding?
²¹ It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity.
    Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
²² Destruction^[a] and Death say,
    ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’

²³ “God alone understands the way to wisdom;
    he knows where it can be found,