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It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right.
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Therefore I say, "Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.'
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"See, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say.
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I gave you my attention, but there was in fact no one that confuted Job, no one among you that answered his words.
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Yet do not say, "We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not a human.'
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He has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your speeches.
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"They are dismayed, they answer no more; they have not a word to say.
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And am I to wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more?
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I also will give my answer; I also will declare my opinion.
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For I am full of words; the spirit within me constrains me.
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My heart is indeed like wine that has no vent; like new wineskins, it is ready to burst.