Divine providence
Rashi comments that "fear" here also corresponds to a belief in individualized divine providence ("Hashgachah Pratit"; ), since "everything is in the hands of God except the fear of God." In Jewish thought, this topic inheres significant implications re one's understanding of nature and its reciprocal, the miraculous, and is thus fundamental to any "hashkafa"; again, practically as well as philosophically. In particular the "trade-off" here between the obligation to earn one's living (with the requisite education) and the obligation to study Torah impacts directly on the actualization of any Hashkafa. See discussion under Divine providence in Judaism