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Job 8:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Job 8:8-10
New Catholic Bible
Inquire Now of Former Generations
8 “Inquire now of former generations
and reflect on what their ancestors came to realize.
9 For we are only born yesterday and know nothing,
since our days on earth are but a shadow.[a]
10 Will they not instruct you and tell you,
and utter words out of their understanding?
Footnotes
- Job 8:9 Our days . . . are but a shadow: this is a frequent theme in the Wisdom Books (see Job 14:2; 1 Chr 29:15; Pss 102:12; 144:4; Eccl 6:12; 8:13).