“You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,
Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said: “I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you.
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable.
You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king's mother, and she sat on his right.
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