I thought, ‘Age should speak, and experience should teach wisdom.’
King Rehoboam sought advice from the older leaders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive. He asked, “What do you advise? How should I respond to these people?”
“Wisdom is with the ancient one. The one who has had many days has insight.
Both the old and the gray-haired are among us. They are older than your father.
People do not become wise merely because they live long. They don’t understand what justice is merely because they’re old.
I have more wisdom than those with many years of experience, because I have obeyed your guiding principles.
Silver hair is a beautiful crown found in a righteous life.
By now you should be teachers. Instead, you still need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.
