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11 They also uncover
the sources of[a] rivers
    and discover secret places.

Where Is Wisdom Found?

12 (A) But where is wisdom found?
13     (B) No human knows the way.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 28.11 uncover the sources of: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “dam up.”
  2. 28.13 the way: Or “its worth.”

11 They search[a] the sources of the rivers(A)
    and bring hidden things(B) to light.

12 But where can wisdom be found?(C)
    Where does understanding dwell?(D)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(E)
    it cannot be found in the land of the living.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 28:11 Septuagint, Aquila and Vulgate; Hebrew They dam up