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Job 28:21-23
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21 Wisdom is hidden from every living thing on earth.
    Even birds in the sky cannot see it.
22 Death and destruction[a] say,
    ‘We have never seen wisdom;
    we have only heard rumors about it.’

23 “Only God knows the way to wisdom.
    Only he knows where wisdom is.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:22 Death and destruction Or “Abaddon,” a Hebrew name meaning “death” or “destruction.” See Rev. 9:11.
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Job 28:21-23
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21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
    concealed even from the birds in the sky.(A)
22 Destruction[a](B) and Death(C) say,
    “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
    and he alone(D) knows where it dwells,(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon
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