He returns no more to his house, nor does his place of residence know him any more.

If he is uprooted from his place, then that place will disown him, saying, ‘I have never seen you!’

But as a mountain falls away and crumbles, and as a rock will be removed from its place,

“O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.

“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

“But wisdom – where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

“But wisdom – where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, or made the dawn know its place,

Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

O Lord, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

Yet you have battered us, leaving us a heap of ruins overrun by wild dogs; you have covered us with darkness.

until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob.”

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.

Do not honor yourself before the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

Indeed, all the tables are covered with vomit; no place is untouched.

But with an overwhelming flood he will make a complete end of Nineveh; he will drive his enemies into darkness.