¹⁰ On our side are aged, gray-haired men
    much older than your father!

“I am young and you are old,
    so I held back from telling you what I think.
⁷ I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,
    for wisdom comes with age.’

¹² Wisdom belongs to the aged,
    and understanding to the old.

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.

³¹ Gray hair is a crown of glory;
    it is gained by living a godly life.

²⁰ He silences the trusted adviser
    and removes the insight of the elders.

⁷ Remember the days of long ago;
    think about the generations past.
Ask your father, and he will inform you.
    Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.