Then King Rehoboam talked with the older men who had served his father Solomon in the past. Rehoboam said to them, “What do you advise me to say to those people?”
Job 32:7 - Easy To Read Version I thought to myself,\par ‘Older people should speak first.\par Older people have lived many years.\par So they have learned many things.’\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I said, Age should speak, and a multitude of years should teach wisdom [so let it be heard]. American Standard Version (1901) I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom. Common English Bible I thought, Let days speak; let multiple years make wisdom known. Catholic Public Domain Version For I had hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom. |
Then King Rehoboam talked with the older men who had served his father Solomon in the past. Rehoboam said to them, “What do you advise me to say to those people?”
\{We say,\}\par ‘Wisdom is to be found in old people.\par Long life brings understanding.’\par
The gray-haired men\par and the old people agree with us.\par Yes, even people older than your father\par are on our side.\par
Old men are not the only wise people.\par Old people are not the only people\par that understand what is right.\par
I understand more than the older leaders\par because I keep your commands.\par