9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.


In Context

6 And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: — Young I am in days, and ye are age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.

7 I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

8 Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

9 The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

10 Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion — even I.

11 Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.

Job 32:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:9Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

32:9They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great that are wise, nor the aged that understand judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

32:9It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

32:9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.