Job 28:20-28

International Children’s Bible

²⁰ “So from where does wisdom come?
    And where does understanding live?
²¹ It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing.
    It is hidden even from the birds of the air.
²² The places of destruction and death say,
    ‘We have only heard reports about it.’
²³ God understands the way to wisdom.
    And he is the only one who knows where it lives.
²⁴ This is because God sees to the farthest parts of the earth.
    And he sees everything under the heavens.
²⁵ Wisdom began when God gave power to the wind.
    It was when he measured the water and put limits on it.
²⁶ It was when God made rules for the rain.
    And he set a path for a thunderstorm to follow.
²⁷ Then God looked at wisdom and decided its worth.
    He set wisdom up and tested it.
²⁸ Then he said to man,
    ‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom,
    and to stay away from evil is understanding.’”