It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

“Teach me and I, for my part, will be silent; explain to me how I have been mistaken.

Is there any falsehood on my lips? Can my mouth not discern evil things?

“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

“How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.

“If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.

That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid because of him.

God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

I cry out to you, but you do not answer me; I stand up, and you only look at me.

“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?

But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

Who can understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?

“Pay attention to this, Job! Stand still and consider the wonders God works.

Have you considered the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know it all!

that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?

If he passes by me, I cannot see him, if he goes by, I cannot perceive him.

For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?