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    But alas, it turns out it is the spirit in a man, not age,
        and the breath of the Highest One[a] within him that lends understanding.
    In fact, sometimes it is neither the great who are wise
        nor the elderly who have an understanding of justice.
10     And so I say, “Listen to me, Job,
        and I, even I, will explain what I know.”

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  1. 32:8 Hebrew, Shaddai

But it is the spirit[a](A) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(B) that gives them understanding.(C)
It is not only the old[b] who are wise,(D)
    not only the aged(E) who understand what is right.(F)

10 “Therefore I say: Listen to me;(G)
    I too will tell you what I know.(H)

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  1. Job 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18
  2. Job 32:9 Or many; or great