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Job 32:8–9

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8But there is ga spirit in man:

And hthe ginspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

9iGreat men are not always wise:

kNeither do the aged understand judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. gch. 33:4. & 34:14.
  2. hSo 1 Kin. 3:12. & 4:29. ch. 35:11. & 38:36. & 39:17. Prov. 2:6. Eccles. 2:26. Dan. 1:17. & 2:21. James 1:5.
  3. gch. 33:4. & 34:14.
  4. iComp. rather ver. 7. Gen. 25:23 in the Heb.
  5. kComp. ch. 12:20. Matt. 11:25.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But it is the spirit in man,

the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand.

It is not the old who are wise,

nor the aged who understand what is right.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But it is the spirit in a person,

the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

It is not only the old who are wise,

not only the aged who understand what is right.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But it is the spirit in a person—

the breath from the Almighty—

that gives anyone understanding.

It is not only the old who are wise

or the elderly who understand how to judge.

NLTNew Living Translation

But there is a spirit within people,

the breath of the Almighty within them,

that makes them intelligent.

Sometimes the elders are not wise.

Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Truly, it is a spirit in a human being,

and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.

It is not the aged who are wise,

or it is not the elders who understand justice.