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)
25 When he established the force of the wind
    and measured out the waters,(I)
26 when he made a decree for the rain(J)
    and a path for the thunderstorm,(K)
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
    he confirmed it and tested it.(L)
28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(M) is understanding.”(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon

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