Job 8:8-10
New King James Version
8 “For(A) inquire, please, of the former age,
And consider the things discovered by their fathers;
9 For (B)we were born yesterday, and know [a]nothing,
Because our days on earth are a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you,
And utter words from their heart?
Footnotes
- Job 8:9 Lit. not
Job 8:8-10
Revised Standard Version
8 “For inquire, I pray you, of bygone ages,
and consider what the fathers have found;
9 for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing,
for our days on earth are a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you, and tell you,
and utter words out of their understanding?
Job 12:12
New King James Version
12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with [a]length of days, understanding.
Footnotes
- Job 12:12 Long life
Job 12:12
Revised Standard Version
12 Wisdom is with the aged,
and understanding in length of days.
Job 32:6
New King James Version
6 So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said:
“I am (A)young in years, and you are very old;
Therefore I was afraid,
And dared not declare my opinion to you.
Job 32:6
Revised Standard Version
6 And Eli′hu the son of Bar′achel the Buzite answered:
“I am young in years,
and you are aged;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to declare my opinion to you.
Job 32:7
New King James Version
7 I said, [a]‘Age should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
Footnotes
- Job 32:7 Lit. Days, i.e., years
Job 32:7
Revised Standard Version
7 I said, ‘Let days speak,
and many years teach wisdom.’
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