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Job 32:7
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I thought that age should speakand maturity should teach wisdom.
I said, 'Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.'
I thought, ‘Older people should speak, and those who have lived many years should teach wisdom.'
I said to myself, ‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.'
"I thought age should speak, And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.
"I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
I said, 'Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
For I said, The dayes shall speake, and the multitude of yeeres shall teach wisedome.
I thought age should speak,And increased years should make wisdom known.
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Age should speak; an abundance of years should teach wisdom.'
I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.
I thought to myself, ‘Older people should speak first. They have lived many years, so they have learned many things.'
For I said, Days should speak, and the multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I told myself that you ought to speak, that you older men should share your wisdom.
I thought, ‘Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.'
I said, Days will speak, and many years will make wisdom known.
for I thought thus within my self: It becometh olde men to speake, & the aged to teach wy?dome.
I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.
I said: 'Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
I said, Dayes should speake, and multitude of yeeres should teach wisedome.
For I thought thus within my selfe: It becommeth old men to speake, and the aged to teache wysdome.
And I said, It is not time that speaks, though in many years men know wisdom:
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
For Y hopide that lengere age schulde speke, and that the multitude of yeeris schulden teche wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, 'Age [fn] should speak,And multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.'
I thought the older men should speak, and that the many years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.'
I said, Days, should speak, - and, the multitude of years, should make known wisdom.
For I hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom.
I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.'
I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.
"I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 8:8-10, Job 12:12, 1 Kings 12:6-8, Psalms 34:11, Psalms 34:12, Proverbs 1:1-4, Proverbs 16:31, Hebrews 5:12
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 10:6 - took counsel Job 8:10 - Shall not Job 12:2 - ye are the people Job 15:10 - the grayheaded Job 20:4 - thou not Psalms 37:25 - I have Acts 6:3 - full Galatians 2:6 - it maketh
Cross-References
Jacob told them to say to Esau, "Master, I am your servant! I have lived with Laban all this time,
and now I own cattle, donkeys, and sheep, as well as many slaves. Master, I am sending these messengers in the hope that you will be kind to me."
He thought, "If Esau attacks one group, perhaps the other can escape."
I don't deserve all the good things you have done for me, your servant. When I first crossed the Jordan, I had only my walking stick, but now I have two large groups of people and animals.
Please rescue me from my brother. I am afraid he will come and attack not only me, but my wives and children as well.
Afterwards, we'll go to Bethel. I will build an altar there for God, who answered my prayers when I was in trouble and who has always been at my side.
When the Israelites saw the king coming with his army, they were frightened and begged the Lord for help.
I hear the crowds whisper, "Everyone is afraid!" They are plotting and scheming to murder me.
I feel hopeless, and I cry out to you from a faraway land. Lead me to the mighty rock high above me.
You were in serious trouble, but you prayed to the Lord , and he rescued you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I said, days should speak,.... That is, men of days, of many days, who have lived many days and years in the world: man in common is but of few days, even the most that men arrive to are but few; and some indeed are very few, in comparison of whom others may be said to be men of days, or to have lived many days; and to such it belongs to speak, it is their place, nor should they be prevented or interrupted; it should be allowed them to speak, nor should they be hindered; and it is their duty to speak and instruct juniors, and all that are under them; and it might be reasonably expected, that when they speak it will be to the purpose, and to profit and edification:
and multitude of years should teach wisdom; that is, such over whom many have passed; these it may be thought, having had an opportunity of making their observation on things, and of increasing experience, and of treasuring up a stock of knowledge, they should be very capable of, and indeed the only fit persons to teach others wisdom; either natural wisdom, or the knowledge of natural things; or divine wisdom, the knowledge of God, of his perfections and providences; and inward, spiritual, and evangelical wisdom, which lies in the knowledge of a man's self; in the knowledge of God in Christ; in the knowledge of Christ and of the Gospel of Christ, and the truths of it: this was a sentiment Elihu had entertained of ancient men, and this had restrained him from entering sooner into this debate between Job and his friends; they all being his superiors in age, and, as from thence he judged, in wisdom and knowledge also.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I said, Days should speak - The aged ought to speak. They have had the advantage of long observation of the course of events; they are acquainted with the sentiments of past times; they may have had an opportunity of conversing with distinguished sages, and it is to them that we look up for counsel. This was eminently in accordance with the ancient Oriental views of what is right; and it is a sentiment which accords with what is obviously proper, however little it is regarded in modern times. It is one of the marks of urbanity and true politeness; of the prevalence of good breeding, morals, and piety, and of an advanced state of society, when respect is shown to the sentiments of the aged. They have had the opportunity of long observation. They have conversed much with people. They have seen the results of certain courses of conduct, and they have arrived at a period of life when they can look at the reality of things, and are uninfluenced now by passion. Returning respect for the sentiments of the aged, attention to their counsels, veneration for their persons, and deference for them when they speak, would be an indication of advancement in society in modern times; and there is scarcely anything in which we have deteriorated from the simplicity of the early ages, or in which we fall behind the Oriental world, so much as in the lack of this.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 32:7. Days should speak — That is, men are to be reputed wise and experienced in proportion to the time they have lived. The Easterns were remarkable for treasuring up wise sayings: indeed, the principal part of their boasted wisdom consisted in proverbs and maxims on different subjects.
