Job Chapter 32 verse 9 Holy Bible
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
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It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.
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It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.
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Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
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Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
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It is not the great who are wise, Nor the aged who understand justice.
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The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged (always) understand judgment. Elihu lays down the universal law, before applying it to the particular instance. True wisdom is from God, not from observation and experience. Therefore many aged men are not wise; many experienced men, great in position, versed in affairs, do not possess understanding. It is a trite remark, "With how little wisdom the world is governed!"
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Great men are not always wise.--That is, old men. He had just before said that he was "little in days" (Job 32:6); or it may be used in the sense of number, many, or multitudes. (Comp. what Job himself said, Job 12:2 : "No doubt because ye are a people wisdom will die with you.")