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Job 8:8-10
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8 “Indeed,[a] please inquire of former generations,
and consider what their ancestors have found,[b]
9 for we are of yesterday, and we do not know,
for our days on earth are a shadow.
10 Will they themselves[c] not teach you and tell you[d]
and utter[e] words from their heart?

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  1. Job 8:8 Or “For”
  2. Job 8:8 Literally “as to the finding of their fathers”
  3. Job 8:10 Emphatic personal pronoun
  4. Job 8:10 Literally “they will say to you”
  5. Job 8:10 Literally “they will bring out”
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Job 8:8-10
New Living Translation

8 “Just ask the previous generation.
    Pay attention to the experience of our ancestors.
9 For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
    Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
10 But those who came before us will teach you.
    They will teach you the wisdom of old.

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Job 8:8-10
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8 “Ask the former generation(A)
    and find out what their ancestors learned,
9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(B)
    and our days on earth are but a shadow.(C)
10 Will they not instruct(D) you and tell you?
    Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?(E)

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