Job 12:2

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No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

Teach me, and I will be silent.
Help me understand what I did wrong.

For ask the previous generation,
and pay attention to what their fathers discovered,

Should this stream of words go unanswered
and such a talker be acquitted?

Does a wise man answer with empty counsel
or fill himself with the hot east wind?

You have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore You will not honor them.

I have heard a rebuke that insults me,
and my understanding makes me reply.

I thought that age should speak
and maturity should teach wisdom.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion
and clever in their own sight.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!

I say this to your shame! Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between his brothers?