If God were to take back his spirit
and withdraw his breath,
all life would cease,
and humanity would turn again to dust.
If God were to take back his spirit
and withdraw his breath,
all life would cease,
and humanity would turn again to dust.
Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal.
It cannot be purchased…
…It’s worth more than the purest gold.
God alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
for he looks throughout the whole earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
And this is what he says to all humanity:
The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.
God stretches the northern sky over empty space
and hangs the earth on nothing.
He wraps the rain in his thick clouds,
and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.
He covers the face of the moon,
shrouding it with his clouds.
He created the horizon when he separated the waters;
he set the boundary between day and night.
The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer;
I will be with them in trouble.
I will rescue and honor them.
Blessed be the name of the LORD
now and forever.
Everywhere—from east to west—
praise the name of the LORD.