20 Where then does wisdom come from,

and where is understanding located?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing

and concealed from the birds of the sky.

22 Abaddon and Deathg say,

“We have heard news of it with our ears.”

23 But God understands the way to wisdom,

and he knows its location.

24 For he looks to the ends of the earth

and sees everything under the heavens.

25 When God fixed the weight of the wind

and distributed the water by measure,h

26 when he established a limitC for the raini

and a path for the lightning,

27 he considered wisdom and evaluated it;

he established it and examined it.

28 He said to mankind,

“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom.

And to turn from evil is understanding.”j