Job 28:20-28
New American Standard Bible
20 (A)Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is this place of understanding?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living creature,
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
22 [a](B)Abaddon and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
23 “(C)God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 For He (D)looks to the ends of the earth;
He sees everything under the heavens.
25 When He imparted (E)weight to the wind,
And (F)assessed the waters by measure,
26 When He made a (G)limit for the rain,
And a course for the (H)thunderbolt,
27 Then He saw it and declared it;
He established it and also searched it out.
28 And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the (I)fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Notas al pie
- Job 28:22 I.e., Destruction
Job 28:20-28
American Standard Version
20 Whence then cometh wisdom?
And where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living,
And kept close from the birds of the heavens.
22 [a]Destruction and Death say,
We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.
23 God understandeth the way thereof,
And he knoweth the place thereof.
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth,
And seeth under the whole heaven;
25 [b]To make a weight for the wind:
Yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.
26 When he made a decree for the rain,
And a way for the lightning of the thunder;
27 Then did he see it, and [c]declare it;
He established it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And unto man he said,
Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.
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