“I am ayoung in years, and you are very old;
Therefore I was afraid,
And dared not declare my opinion to you.
I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.
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American Standard Version
I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Amplified® Bible
I said, Age should speak, and a multitude of years should teach wisdom [so let it be heard].
Contemporary English Version
I once believed age was the source of wisdom;
Darby English Version
I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.
Good News Bible
I told myself that you ought to speak, that you older men should share your wisdom.
King James Version
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
New American Standard Bible
"I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
New International Version
I thought, 'Age should speak;
advanced years should teach wisdom.'
New King James Version
I said, ‘Age should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, While you pondered what to say.
Revised Standard Version
I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.'
Young's Literal Translation
I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.
New English Translation
I said to myself, ‘Age1 should speak,2 and length of years3 should make wisdom known.’
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