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32:1  So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
32:2  But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Jobfor justifying himself rather than God.
32:3  He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
32:4  Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.
32:5  But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.
32:6  So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.
32:7  I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'
32:8  But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
32:9  It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
32:10  "Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.
32:11  I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,
32:12  I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.
32:13  Do not say, 'We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.'
32:14  But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
32:15  "They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them.
32:16  Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?
32:17  I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.
32:18  For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me;
32:19  inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.
32:20  I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply.
32:21  I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone;
32:22  for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away.