Job 32:6-9
English Standard Version
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said:
“I am young in years,
and you are (A)aged;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to declare my opinion to you.
7 I said, ‘Let days speak,
and many years teach wisdom.’
8 But it is (B)the spirit in man,
(C)the breath of the Almighty, that makes him (D)understand.
9 (E)It is not the old[a] who are wise,
nor the aged who understand what is right.
Footnotes
- Job 32:9 Hebrew many [in years]
Job 32:6-9
Christian Standard Bible
6 So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:
I am young in years,
while you are old;
therefore I was timid and afraid
to tell(A) you what I know.
7 I thought that age should speak
and maturity should teach wisdom.
8 But it is the spirit in a person—
the breath(B) from the Almighty—
that gives anyone understanding.
9 It is not only the old who are wise
or the elderly who understand how to judge.
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