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32:1  Finally, these three men stopped arguing with Job, because he refused to admit he was guilty.
32:2  Elihu from Buz was there, and he had become upset with Job for blaming God instead of himself.
32:3  He was also angry with Job's three friends for not being able to prove that Job was wrong.
32:4  Elihu was younger than these three, and he let them speak first.
32:5  But he became irritated when they could not answer Job,
32:6  and he said to them: I am much younger than you, so I have shown respect by keeping silent.
32:7  I once believed age was the source of wisdom;
32:8  now I truly realize wisdom comes from God.
32:9  Age is no guarantee of wisdom and understanding.
32:10  That's why I ask you to listen to me. *
32:11  I eagerly listened to each of your arguments,
32:12  but not one of you proved Job to be wrong.
32:13  You shouldn't say, “We know what's right! Let God punish him.”
32:14  Job hasn't spoken against me, and so I won't answer him with your arguments.
32:15  All of you are shocked; you don't know what to say.
32:16  But am I to remain silent, just because you have stopped speaking?
32:17  No! I will give my opinion,
32:18  because I have so much to say, that I can't keep quiet.
32:19  I am like a swollen wineskin, and I will burst
32:20  if I don't speak. *
32:21  I don't know how to be unfair or to flatter anyone—
32:22  if I did, my Creator would quickly destroy me!