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)