Old people have wisdom, but God has wisdom and power. Old people have insight; God has insight and power to act.

(SEE 12:12)

I told myself that you ought to speak, that you older men should share your wisdom.

Stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.

If you listen to advice and are willing to learn, one day you will be wise.

Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, don't ask a relative for help; a nearby neighbor can help you more than relatives who are far away.

and said to me, "Please do what we ask you! Pray to the LORD our God for us. Pray for all of us who have survived. Once there were many of us; but now only a few of us are left, as you can see.

I answered, "Very well, then. I will pray to the LORD our God, just as you have asked, and whatever he says, I will tell you. I will not keep back anything from you."

Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and said, "Now that we are here, what do you advise us to do?"

Absalom said, "Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say."

When Hushai arrived, Absalom said to him, "This is the advice that Ahithophel has given us; shall we follow it? If not, you tell us what to do."