| 32 | Job | ||
| 1 | So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. | Elihu's speech. Jb.32.1-37.24 | |
| 2 | Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; | ||
| 3 | he was angry also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. | ||
| 4 | Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. | ||
| 5 | And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he became angry. | ||
| 6 | And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered: therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you. | ||
| 7 | I said, 'Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.' | ||
| 8 | But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand. | ||
| 9 | It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right. | ||
| 10 | Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.' | ||
| 11 | "Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say. | ||
| 12 | I gave you my attention, and, behold, there was none that confuted Job, or that answered his words, among you. | ||
| 13 | Beware lest you say, 'We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man.' | ||
| 14 | He has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your speeches. | ||
| 15 | "They are discomfited, they answer no more; they have not a word to say. | ||
| 16 | And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? | ||
| 17 | I also will give my answer; I also will declare my opinion. | ||
| 18 | For I am full of words, the spirit within me constrains me. | ||
| 19 | Behold, my heart is like wine that has no vent; like new wineskins, it is ready to burst. | ||
| 20 | I must speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. | ||
| 21 | I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward any man. | ||
| 22 | For I do not know how to flatter, else would my Maker soon put a stop to me. | ||
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