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;
And show me how I have erred.

“Please inquire of past generations,
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.

“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,
And a talkative man be acquitted?

“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge

And fill himself with the east wind?

“For You have

kept their heart from understanding,

Therefore You will not exalt them.

“I listened to the reproof which insults me,
And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.

“I thought

age should speak,

And increased years should teach wisdom.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are prudent in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are distinguished, but we are without honor.

I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you one wise man who will be able to decide between his brethren,