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10     His hand cradles the life of every creature on the face of the earth;
        His breath fills the nostrils of humans everywhere.

11     Listen! Aren’t we made to be discriminating:
        our ears testing wisdom, our mouths tasting food?

Shouldn’t wisdom come with old age? Not necessarily. Only God has wisdom; we merely fool ourselves into thinking we are wise.

12     But you tell me, “With age comes wisdom,
        and a long life grants understanding.”

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10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?

12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

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