Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 12:11

"Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?" — Job 12:11 (ASV)

Doth not the ear try words? — Bildad had appealed to the wisdom of authority and tradition, but Job reminds him that it is given to the wise man not to accept everything he has received, but to discriminate. He allows that wisdom is the prerogative of age, but reminds him that the Ancient of Days must necessarily be wise indeed.