“ In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak.Your words have supported those who were falling; you encouraged those with shaky knees.
But there is a spirit within people, the breath of the Almighty within them, that makes them intelligent.Sometimes the elders are not wise. Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.So listen to me, and let me tell you what I think.
“ Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy.