I said,‘ Age should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

我说，年老的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教训人。

我说：‘年长的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教导人。’

我说：‘年长的当先说话；寿高的当以智慧教导人。’

我想，前辈当先发言，长者当传授智慧。

我心里想：‘年长的当先说话，寿高的当以智慧教训人。’

我說，年老的當先說話；壽高的當以智慧教訓人。

我說：『年長的當先說話；壽高的當以智慧教導人。』

我說：『年長的當先說話；壽高的當以智慧教導人。』

我想，前輩當先發言，長者當傳授智慧。

我心裡想：‘年長的當先說話，壽高的當以智慧教訓人。’

我心裏說：「應當讓年老的說話；讓壽高的以智慧教訓人。」

自謂歷日多者、當講論、享年永者、當以智誨人、

竊思有年者當先言、以道指示。

以為年老者當辯論、壽高者必以智慧訓人、

I thought,‘ Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’

I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak first. Those who have lived for many years should teach people how to be wise.’

I said,‘ Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.’

I thought,‘ Those who are older should speak, for wisdom comes with age.’

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

I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.

I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

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

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

I said to myself,‘ Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

I said,‘ Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness.

Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:To know wisdom and instruction, To perceive the words of understanding,To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity;To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion—

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

“ For inquire, please, of the former age, And consider the things discovered by their fathers;For we were born yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days on earth are a shadow.Will they not teach you and tell you, And utter words from their heart?

Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?

Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said,“ How do you advise me to answer these people?”And they spoke to him, saying,“ If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.