23. Only God understands the way to wisdom,and he alone knows where it lives,
24. because he looks to the farthest parts of the earthand sees everything under the sky.
25. When God gave power to the windand measured the water,
26. when he made rules for the rainand 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.’ ”