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From where, then, comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Job uses these questions to introduce how people get wisdom and understanding. AT: "I will tell you where wisdom comes from and where understanding is." or "I will tell you how to become wise and how to learn to understand things." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
From where, then, comes wisdom
Wisdom is spoken of as if it were in a place and comes to people. Its coming represents people becoming wise. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Where is the place of understanding
Understanding is spoken of as if it were in a place. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Wisdom is hidden from the eyes of all living things
This means that living things are unable to see wisdom. It can be expressed in active form. AT: "No living thing can see wisdom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
is kept hidden from the birds of the heavens
This means that the birds are unable to see wisdom. This can be expressed in active form. AT: "even the birds that fly in the skies cannot see wisdom" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
Destruction and Death say
Here "Destruction" and "Death" are spoken of as if they are living things who can speak. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)