²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.^(A)

¹⁴ I write to you, dear children,^(A)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(B)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,^(C)
    and the word of God^(D) lives in you,^(E)
    and you have overcome the evil one.^(F)

³¹ Gray hair is a crown of splendor;^(A)
    it is attained in the way of righteousness.

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom^(A)
    or the strong boast of their strength^(B)
    or the rich boast of their riches,^(C)
24 but let the one who boasts boast^(D) about this:
    that they have the understanding to know^(E) me,
that I am the Lord,^(F) who exercises kindness,^(G)
    justice and righteousness^(H) on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.