No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
Oh, I'm sure you think you're the only people who matter, and that all wisdom will disappear when you die.
Job is sarcastically telling his friends that they think they're the smartest people alive and that wisdom belongs only to them.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, which is set in the ancient Near East during a time of patriarchal societies, Job is responding to his three friends who have come to comfort him after he suffers devastating losses, including his wealth, health, and family. These friends assume that Job's afflictions are due to hidden sins and deliver lengthy speeches claiming to have superior insight into God's ways. Job uses sarcasm in this verse to mock their pretentious wisdom, implying that they believe they alone possess all knowledge and that it would vanish if they were gone.
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