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32 Then Job’s three friends stopped replying to him, because Job was confident that he was innocent. 2 Then a man named Elihu, who had been listening as Job spoke with his friends, became very angry with Job. Elihu was the son of Barakel. He was from the Buzite people group. He belonged to the clan of Ram. He became angry because Job continued to claim that he was innocent and that God had been wrong to punish him. 3 Elihu also became angry with Job’s three friends. He became angry because they had insisted that Job must have done many things that were wrong, but they had not been able to prove any of their accusations. 4 Now Elihu was much younger than Job’s three friends. That was why he had let them speak to Job first. 5 But when Elihu realized that the three men had nothing more to say to Job, he became very angry.
6 This is what Elihu said. (He was the son of Barakel. He was from the Buzite people group.)
“I am young, and you all are much older than I am.
So I was hesitant. I was afraid to tell you what I was thinking.
7 I said to myself, ‘I should let the people who are older speak.
Older people should be able to explain how to understand things wisely.’
8 However, even as I was saying that, I felt the Spirit of God stirring within me.
Yes, I felt Shaddai inspiring me so that I could understand.
9 Humble people can also be wise.
Younger people can also recognize the right thing to do.
10 So now I want to ask you, ‘Please listen to me.
Let me too say what I have been thinking.’
11 Now I let the three of you speak first.
I waited while you thought carefully about what you should say,
and I listened to your arguments.
12 I paid careful attention to what you were saying.
But in the end, none of you was able to prove that what Job said was wrong.
None of you could respond to his arguments.
13 So do not tell yourselves, ‘We have discovered what is wise!’
It is God who must show Job that he is wrong.
Someone relying on human thinking will not be able to do that.
14 You were angry with Job, and so you have not answered him well.
But Job has said nothing to make me angry, so I will not answer him the way you have.
15 The three of you are just sitting there in a daze, not saying anything more,
because you cannot think of what to say to Job.
16 And since you are not speaking, since you have stopped answering Job,
I do not feel that I need to wait any longer before speaking to Job myself.
17 So now I too will respond to Job.
I will share my view of his situation.
18 I must speak, because I have plenty to say,
and something inside me is forcing me to say it.
19 I feel as if I am a container of wine that is stretching more and more
and that will soon burst because of the fermentation.
20 I must speak, and then I will be able to rest from the effort of restraining myself from speaking.
So I will now say something in reply to all of you.
21 I will not favor either Job or you his friends.
I will not try to flatter anyone.
22 Indeed, I have not gotten into the habit of flattering people,
because I believe that if I did that, God would quickly destroy me.
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