The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.

Job 28:1-28
They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures. They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for jewels of gold. Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; t cannot be bought with pure gold.
Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
In praise of wisdom: Is Job or the author speaking in this chapter? The text does not say. But the heart of Job's problem is how to understand the inscrutable ways of God. No minder can uncover a vein of wisdom; all the wealth in the world will not buy it. Only God knows where to find it. And people become wise through reverence for God and by rejecting evil.
Why?
Wisdom like word of the Lord needs to struggle to get it like get gold and silver from the miner.
For wisdom is hidden to every living thing.
Where does wisdom come from? It comes from the Lord who created the world and everything.
The fear of the Lord that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding. This is God's word to human beings
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智慧本身何奇難尋。約伯領受到他也有不知道的事情。
v1-11 智慧到底在那裏，以開礦煉金為例。礦物可以找到，雖然難找。挖開地面也不一定挖到礦物，但是依然願意不惜代價去尋找。
v12- 19   智慧的價值勝過人所開採的。人可以找到礦物的東西寶貴。但是這些寶物遠不及智慧的價值。智慧的價值人卻不知道。就算人知道願意付代價去找智慧嗎？我們知道神的話語遠遠超過一切，但是我們是否願意盡心、殷勤去追求嗎？聖經讀不懂就是不想讀了。智慧的價值值得我們付代價去找。智慧不是用人的方法或是科學可以找到的。也買不到，買不起。
人靠自己的智慧所找到的是比較低一等的。
v20-28  智慧的來源於神。神不僅曉得智慧所在，神本身就是智慧，神的智慧定下自然的定律，不像人由自然找到定律。敬畏主就是聰明，遠離惡事就是智慧。降服神才能領受神的智慧，智慧是領受來的。我們百思不得其解的時候，一定有我們還不懂的地方，如解數學、物理、化學題目。
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How?
Fear the Lord and obey God's word is wisdom to all of us.