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Job 32:6-9
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6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:

“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)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18
  2. Job 32:9 Or many; or great
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Job 32:6-9
New Living Translation

6 Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,

“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.’
8 But there is a spirit[a] within people,
    the breath of the Almighty within them,
    that makes them intelligent.
9 Sometimes the elders are not wise.
    Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:8 Or Spirit; also in 32:18.
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