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I thought, days should speak,
    and many years teach wisdom!(A)
But there is a spirit in human beings,(B)
    the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
It is not those of many days who are wise,
    nor the aged who understand the 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