⁷ I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’^(A)
8 But it is the spirit^[a](B) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,^(C) that gives them understanding.^(D)
9 It is not only the old^[b] who are wise,^(E)
    not only the aged^(F) who understand what is right.^(G)