⁷ I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

¹² With the very aged `is' wisdom, And `with' length of days understanding.

³¹ A crown of beauty `are' grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

⁶ And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

⁷ And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

⁸ And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;

⁸ For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,

⁹ (For of yesterday we `are', and we know not, For a shadow `are' our days on earth.)

¹⁰ Do they not shew thee -- speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?

¹¹ Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

¹² Who `is' the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

¹ Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

² For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,

³ For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

⁴ For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

¹² for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what `are' the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food,