¹⁷ “Listen to me. I’ll explain things to you.
    Let me tell you what I’ve seen.
¹⁸ I’ll tell you what those who are wise have said.
    They don’t hide anything they’ve received
    from their people of long ago.
¹⁹ The land was given only to those people.
    Their wisdom didn’t come from outsiders.
    And here’s what those who are wise have said.