“That is why I say, ‘Listen to me! Let me tell you what I know.’
I waited for you to speak. I listened for you to share your understanding until you could find the right words.
People do not become wise merely because they live long. They don’t understand what justice is merely because they’re old.
Concerning virgins: Even though I don’t have any command from the Lord, I’ll give you my opinion. I’m a person to whom the Lord has shown mercy, so I can be trusted.
However, she will be more blessed if she stays as she is. That is my opinion, and I think that I, too, have God’s Spirit.
