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I thought to myself, ‘Older people should speak first.
    They have lived many years, so they have learned many things.’
But it is the spirit in people, the breath from God All-Powerful,
    that makes them understand.
Old men are not the only wise people.
    They are not the only ones who understand what is right.

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I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’(A)
But it is the spirit[a](B) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(C) that gives them understanding.(D)
It is not only the old[b] who are wise,(E)
    not only the aged(F) who understand what is right.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18
  2. Job 32:9 Or many; or great