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Job 32:7-9
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7 I said, ‘Days should speak,
    and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
8 But there is a spirit in man,
    and the Spirit[a] of the Almighty gives them understanding.
9 It is not the great who are wise,
    nor the aged who understand justice.

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