The wise men shall be put to shame; they shall be dismayed and taken; behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord, so what wisdom is in them?

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

Judgment on Edom

Concerning Edom. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?

“It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.