26 when he made a decree for the rain

and a path for the thunderstorm,

27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;

he confirmed it and tested it.

28 And he said to the human race,

“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,

and to shun evil is understanding.”

26 when he made a decree for the rain

and a way for the lightning of the thunder,

27 then he saw it and declared it;

he established it, and searched it out.

28 And he said to man,

‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,

and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”

26 When he made a decree for the rain,

And a way for the lightning of the thunder:

27 Then did he see it, and declare it;

He prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

And to depart from evil is understanding.

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.’ ”

26 When He made a law for the rain,

And a path for the thunderbolt,

27 Then He saw wisdom and declared it;

He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.

28 And to man He said,

‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,

And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

26 when he made rules for the rain

and set a path for a thunderstorm to follow,

27 then he looked at wisdom and decided its worth;

he set wisdom up and tested it.

28 Then he said to humans,

‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom;

to stay away from evil is understanding.’ ”

26 When he made a decree for the rain,

And a way for the lightning of the thunder;

27 Then did he see it, and declare it;

He established it, yea, and searched it out.

28 And unto man he said,

Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

And to depart from evil is understanding.

26 In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder’s flash: 27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out; 28 And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

26 when he made rules for the rain 

and set paths for the thunderstorms, 

27 then he saw it and announced it. 

He confirmed it and examined it. 

28 So he told humans, 

‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom! 

To stay away from evil is understanding.’ ” 

26 when He established a limit for the rain

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 is this: wisdom.

And to turn from evil is understanding.”

26 when he made a decree for the rain,

and a way for the thunderbolt;

27 then he saw it and declared it;

he established it, and searched it out.

28 And he said to humankind,

‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

26 when he made a rule for the rain

and a way for the thunder’s lightning bolt,

27 then he saw it and talked about it;

he established it, and moreover, he explored it.

28 And to the human beings he said,

‘Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom,

and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

26 He gave orders for the rain to fall.

He made paths for the thunderstorms.

27 Then he looked at wisdom and set its price.

He established it and put it to the test.

28 He said to human beings,

‘Have respect for me. That will prove you are wise.

Avoid evil. That will show you have understanding.’ ”