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Job 32:7

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32:7I said to myself, ‘Age18 should speak,19

and length of years20 should make wisdom known.’

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Footnotes

  1. 18 Heb “days.”
  2. 19 The imperfect here is to be classified as an obligatory imperfect.
  3. 20 Heb “abundance of years.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I said, ‘Let days speak,

and many years teach wisdom.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I thought, ‘Age should speak;

advanced years should teach wisdom.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I thought that age should speak

and maturity should teach wisdom.

NLTNew Living Translation

I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,

for wisdom comes with age.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I thought, ‘Let days speak,

and let many years teach wisdom.’

KJV 1900King James Version

I said, Days should speak,

And multitude of years should teach wisdom.