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And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: “I am young, and ye are very old; therefore I was afraid, and dared not show you mine opinion.

I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

But there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Great men are not always wise, neither do the aged understand judgment.

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And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said,

I am young, and ye are very old;
Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.
I said, Days should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
But there is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
It is not the great that are wise,
Nor the aged that understand justice.

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