12 But where can wisdom be found?28:12. The purpose of the long illustration above is to set the scene: while human beings can do amazing things, they can’t "mine" wisdom! Where is the place to gain understanding? 13 Human beings do not know the way to wisdom; it is not found among the living.
20 So where does wisdom come from? Where is the place to gain understanding? 21 Wisdom is hidden from the sight of all living things, even the birds of the air cannot see it.
28 He said to humankind, ‘To reverence the Lord is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’"