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Job 32:9

Wisdom

7 I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

8 But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.

10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’

11 Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
KJV
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
WEB
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
ASV
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
DARBY
It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.
BLB
Not [only] the great [in years] [are] wise, nor do [only] the aged understand justice.
ÅB
De gamle er ikke alltid vise, ikke alltid forstår oldinger hva rett er.
OTB
Det er ikke bare de eldre som er vise,
heller ikke bare de gamle som forstår rettferdighet.
B1930
De gamle er ikke alltid vise, ikke alltid forstår oldinger hvad rett er.

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