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.