10 (A)Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Much older than your father.

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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.
I said, [a]‘Age should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:7 Lit. Days, i.e., years

12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with [a]length of days, understanding.

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  1. Job 12:12 Long life

“For(A) inquire, please, of the former age,
And consider the things discovered by their fathers;
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?

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  1. Job 8:9 Lit. not

31 (A)The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
If it is found in the way of righteousness.

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20 (A)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.

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“Remember(A) the days of old,
Consider the years of many generations.
(B)Ask your father, and he will show you;
Your elders, and they will tell you:

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