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.’”

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  1. Job 28:22 I.e., Destruction

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,
24 for he looks throughout the whole earth
    and sees everything under the heavens.
25 He decided how hard the winds should blow
    and how much rain should fall.
26 He made the laws for the rain
    and laid out a path for the lightning.
27 Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it.
    He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
    to forsake evil is real understanding.’”

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  1. 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon.