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Job 32:6-8
1599 Geneva Bible

6 Therefore Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite answered and said, I am young in years, and ye are ancient: therefore I doubted, and was afraid to show you mine opinion.

7 For I said, The days [a]shall speak, and the multitude of years shall teach wisdom.

8 Surely there is a spirit in man, [b]but the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:7 Meaning, the ancient, which have experience.
  2. Job 32:8 It is a special gift of God that man hath understanding, and cometh neither of nature nor by age.
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Job 32:6-8
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6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:

“I am young in years,
    and you are old;(A)
that is why I was fearful,
    not daring to tell you what I know.
7 I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’(B)
8 But it is the spirit[a](C) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(D) that gives them understanding.(E)

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  1. Job 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18
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