“If you have gathered nothing
In your youth,
How can you find anything
In your old age?
How attractive is sound judgment
In gray-haired people?
The aged possess good counsel.
How attractive is wisdom
In the aged?
There is understanding
In the venerable people.
There is counsel
In honorable persons.
Rich experience
Is the crown of the aged.
Their boast
Is the fear of the Lord.”
If you have not gathered anything in your youth, you might have a hard time in your old age. However, sound judgment is attractive in gray-haired people. The aged have good counsel. Wisdom, understanding, and counsel make old people attractive and honorable. The crown of the aged old folks is the rich experience of their life. They can boast in their fear of the Lord.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 