7. I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’
8. But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
9. It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
10. “Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.
11. I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,
12. I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.
13. Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’
14. But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
15. “They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them.
16. Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?
17. I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.