Job 32:7 Context

◄ Job 32:7 ►

I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.

Context

7“I thought age should speak,
And increased years should teach wisdom.

8“But it is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

9“The abundant in years may not be wise,
Nor may elders understand justice.

10“So I say, ‘Listen to me,
I too will tell what I think.’

11“Behold, I waited for your words,
I listened to your reasonings,
While you pondered what to say.

12“I even paid close attention to you;
Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,
Not one of you who answered his words.

13“Do not say,
‘We have found wisdom;
God will rout him, not man.’

14“For he has not arranged his words against me,
Nor will I reply to him with your arguments.

15“They are dismayed, they no longer answer;
Words have failed them.

16“Shall I wait, because they do not speak,
Because they stop and no longer answer?

17“I too will answer my share,
I also will tell my opinion.

18“For I am full of words;
The spirit within me constrains me.

19“Behold, my belly is like unvented wine,
Like new wineskins it is about to burst.

20“Let me speak that I may get relief;
Let me open my lips and answer.

21“Let me now be partial to no one,
Nor flatter any man.

22“For I do not know how to flatter,
Else my Maker would soon take me away.

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