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Job 32:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible

7 For I said, The days [a]shall speak, and the multitude of years shall teach wisdom.

8 Surely there is a spirit in man, [b]but the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.

9 Great men are not always wise, neither do the aged always understand judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:7 Meaning, the ancient, which have experience.
  2. Job 32:8 It is a special gift of God that man hath understanding, and cometh neither of nature nor by age.
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Job 32:7-9
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7 I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’(A)
8 But it is the spirit[a](B) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(C) that gives them understanding.(D)
9 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
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