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27 then he saw it, and declared it.
    He established it, yes, and searched it out.
28 To man he said,
    ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord,[a] that is wisdom.
    To depart from evil is understanding.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 28:28 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
    he confirmed it and tested it.(A)
28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(B) is understanding.”(C)

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