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I thought, “Older men should speak.
    They have lived for many years and they should share their wisdom.”
But it is a person's spirit that helps them to understand things.
Almighty God has to put his breath into them.
Not all old people are wise.
    Old people do not always 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