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Der Ruhm der Jungen ist ihre Kraft, die Zier der Alten ihr graues Haar

English translation: The glory of young men is their strength, grey hair the splendor of the old.

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German term or phrase:	Der Ruhm der Jungen ist ihre Kraft, die Zier der Alten ihr graues Haar
English translation:	The glory of young men is their strength, grey hair the splendor of the old.
Entered by:	Alison Jenner

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13:47 Feb 7, 2006

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German term or phrase: Der Ruhm der Jungen ist ihre Kraft, die Zier der Alten ihr graues Haar

A very commonly used saying in bithday speeches (and that is what I need it for), can somebody help me to find the original translation in English bibles?

m-svenja KudoZ activity Questions: 940 (10 open) (21 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 64
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The glory of young men is their strength,

Explanation:
The glory of young men is their strength,
gray hair the splendor of the old.
Proverbs20/29
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=24&chapter=20&v...

There will be some variation depending on the edition of the bible though

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-02-07 13:57:09 GMT)
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Glad all that RE at school didn't go to waste :-)

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Alison Jenner
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Local time: 18:38

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Thank's a lot, Svenja
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The glory of young men is their strength,

Alison Jenner

"The glory of young men is their strength, grey hair the splendor of the old."

Nicola Farley

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The glory of young men is their strength,

Alison Jenner
Switzerland
Local time: 18:38
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Thank's a lot, Svenja

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"The glory of young men is their strength, grey hair the splendor of the old."

Explanation:
This is from Proverbs 20:29

(The spelling of grey is UK, but gray for US, depending on which you need).

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-02-07 14:05:39 GMT)
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(Alison Jenner's posting wasn't there when I started replying! Sorry! :o))

Reference: http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults.php?pas...

Nicola Farley
Local time: 18:38
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Feb 7, 2006 - Changes made by Marcus Malabad:
Term asked	\"Der Ruhm der Jungen ist ihre Kraft, die Zier der Alten ihr graues Haar\" => Der Ruhm der Jungen ist ihre Kraft, die Zier der Alten ihr graues Haar
Field	Art/Literary => Social Sciences

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