Elihu Rebukes Job and His Three Friends
32 Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, ⌊became angry⌋.a ⌊He became angry⌋b at Job because he justified himself rather than God, 3 and ⌊he became angry⌋c at his three friends because they had not found an answer, and they had declared Job guilty. 4 Thus Elihu had waited for Job ⌊to speak⌋d because ⌊they were older than he⌋.e 5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, ⌊he became angry⌋.f 6 Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite ⌊spoke up⌋g and said,
“⌊I am young⌋,h buti youj are old;
therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.k
7 I thought,l ‘Let daysm speak,
and let many years teach wisdom.’
8 “Truly, it is a spirit in a human being,
and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.
9 It is not ⌊the aged⌋n who are wise,
oro it is not the elders who understand justice.
10 Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
let me also declare my knowledge myself.’
11 “Look, I waited for yourp words;
I listened for yourq insight,
until you searched out ⌊what to say⌋.r
12 And I directed my attention to you;s
and, look, there is no one for Job who refuted,
answering his words among you.
13 So do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;
let God refute him, not a man.’
14 Butt he did not direct his wordsu to me,
and I will not answer him with yourv words.
15 “They are dismayed; they no longer answer;
⌊they have nothing to say⌋.w
16 And I have waited because they do not speak,
because they stand there and no longer answer.
17 I myself will answer my share also;
I myself will declare my knowledge also,
18 for I am full of words;x
⌊the spirit within me⌋y urges me.
19 “Look, my internal organs are like unopened wine,
like new wineskins itz is ready to burst open.
20 Let me speak ⌊that I may find relief⌋;a
let me open my lips, and let me answer.
21 ⌊Please let me not show partiality to anyone⌋,b
and let me not show flattery to human beings,
22 for I do not know how ⌊to flatter⌋,c
else my Maker would ⌊soon⌋d put an end to me.
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