Quoting_commentary for Job 8:8

כִּֽי־שְׁאַל־נָ֭א לְדֹ֣ר רִישׁ֑וֹן וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן לְחֵ֣קֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out—