Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Dans les vieillards se trouve la sagesse, Et dans une longue vie l'intelligence.
KJV
With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
KJV
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Thomas Aquinas
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2: Further, the changes of age are according to nature. Now prudence results from age, according to Job 12:12 : "In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence." Therefore prudence is natural. Objection 3: Further, prudence is more consistent with human nature than with…
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ietate decocta maturuit. «In antiquis, ait Scriptura, est sapientia, et in multo tempore prudentia (Job XII, 12) .» Et alibi: «Interroga patrem tuum, et annuntiabit tibi; majores tuos, et dicent tibi (Deut. XXXII, 7) .» Si tibi ante annos debita provectioribus [Col. 1471C] cont…
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