“I am young in years,
    and you are old;^(A)
that is why I was fearful,
    not daring to tell you what I know.
⁷ I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’^(B)
8 But it is the spirit^[a](C) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,^(D) that gives them understanding.^(E)
9 It is not only the old^[b] who are wise,^(F)
    not only the aged^(G) who understand what is right.^(H)