Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.’
Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
It is not the old who are wise, nor the aged who understand what is right.
“Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say.