OLD TESTAMENT

Job 32:9

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It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.

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Verse 9. Aged: πολυχρονιοι. Septuagint Rabbim, “the Rabbins,” ( Bible.) the “great ones,” placed in authority. These are not always the wisest, as understanding is the gift of God, and not attached to rank. Calmet.

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