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sperabam enim quod aetas prolixior loqueretur et annorum multitudo doceret sapientiam
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Age should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.
For I hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom.
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
I thought, 'Age should speak, and experience should teach wisdom.'
I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.
I thought, experience should speak; abundance of years teaches wisdom.
I said to myself, 'Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.'
"I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'
I thought, 'Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.'
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, 'Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
I thought, “Older men should speak. They have lived for many years and they should share their wisdom.”
I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.
I thought the older men should speak, and that the many years should teach wisdom.
I thought to myself, “Age should speak first; those advanced in years will teach wisdom.”
for those who are older are said to be wiser;
I thought, ‘Age ought to speak; many years will result in conveying wisdom.’
I thought age should speak, And increased years should make wisdom known.
I said, Days shall speak, and the multitude of years shall declare wisdom.
I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.
I said, Age should speak, and a multitude of years should teach wisdom [so let it be heard].
I thought, ‘Older people should speak, and those who have lived many years should teach wisdom.’
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.
I thought that experience should speak. Many years should give a man wisdom.
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
I told myself that you ought to speak, that you older men should share your wisdom.
For I hoped that [the] longer age should speak, and that the multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I once believed age was the source of wisdom;
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
I said, ‘Let days speak and many years teach wisdom.’
I said, “Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.”
I thought, Let days speak; let multiple years make wisdom known.
“I thought age should speak, And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
I thought, days should speak, and many years teach wisdom!
I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
I thought, ‘·Older people should [L Let days] speak, and those who have lived many years should ·teach [make known; reveal] wisdom.’
I thought, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
I said, ‘Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’
I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak first. Those who have lived for many years should teach people how to be wise.’
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
I said, ‘Age should speak; an abundance of years should teach wisdom.’
I said, “Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.”
I said, Yamim should speak, and multitude of shanim should teach chochmah.
I thought, ‘Age should speak, and experience should teach wisdom.’
I said, ‘Age should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
I thought to myself, ‘Older people should speak first. They have lived many years, so they have learned many things.’
I thought, ‘Older people should speak. Those who have lived many years should teach wisdom.’
I thought, ‘Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.’
I thought, “Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.”
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