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32:1  So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
32:2  Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.
32:3  He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.
32:4  Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.
32:5  But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.
32:6  So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
32:7  I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.
32:8  But it is the spirit in a person— the breath from the Almighty— that gives anyone understanding.
32:9  It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.
32:10  Therefore I say, “Listen to me. I too will declare what I know.”
32:11  Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words.
32:12  I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.
32:13  So do not claim, “We have found wisdom; let God deal with him, not man.”
32:14  But Job has not directed his argument to me, and I will not respond to him with your arguments.
32:15  Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer; words have left them.
32:16  Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer?
32:17  I too will answer; yes, I will tell what I know.
32:18  For I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak.
32:19  My heart is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like new wineskins.
32:20  I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
32:21  I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.
32:22  For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.