But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Can man discover the Divine Wisdom by which the world is governed, as he can the treasures hidden in the earth? Certainly not. Divine Wisdom is conceived as a person (Job 28:12-27) distinct from God (Job 28:23; also, in Proverbs 8:23; Proverbs 8:27). The Almighty Word, Jesus Christ, we know now is that Wisdom. The order of the world was originated and is maintained by the breathing forth (Spirit) of Wisdom, unfathomable and unpurchasable by man. In Job 28:28 the only aspect of it which relates to, and may be understood by, man is stated.
Understanding - insight into the plan of the divine government.