7. I thought that age should speakand maturity should teach wisdom.
8. But it is a spirit in man and the breath of the Almightythat give him understanding.
9. It is not only the old who are wiseor the elderly who understand how to judge.
10. Therefore I say, “Listen to me.I too will declare what I know.”
11. Look, I waited for your conclusions;I listened to your insightsas you sought for words.
12. I paid close attention to you.Yet no one proved Job wrong;not one of you refuted his arguments.
13. So do not claim, “We have found wisdom;let God deal with him, not man.”