Job 32:9
Job 32:6-10 The Message (MSG)
This is what Elihu, son of Barakel the Buzite, said: “I’m a young man, and you are all old and experienced. That’s why I kept quiet and held back from joining the discussion. I kept thinking, ‘Experience will tell. The longer you live, the wiser you become.’ But I see I was wrong—it’s God’s Spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty One, that makes wise human insight possible. The experts have no corner on wisdom; getting old doesn’t guarantee good sense. So I’ve decided to speak up. Listen well! I’m going to tell you exactly what I think.
Job 32:9 King James Version (KJV)
Great men are not always wise: Neither do the aged understand judgment.
Job 32:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may elders understand justice.
Job 32:9 New Century Version (NCV)
It is not just older people who are wise; they are not the only ones who understand what is right.
Job 32:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
Job 32:9 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
Job 32:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Great men are not always wise, Nor do the aged always understand justice.
Job 32:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise, Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.