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Job 32
New International Version

### Elihu

32 So these three men stopped answering Job,(A)because he was righteous in his own eyes.(B)2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,(C)of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself(D)rather than God.(E)3 He was also angry with the three friends,(F)because they had found no way to refute Job,(G)and yet had condemned him.[a](H)4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.(I)5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.

6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:

“I am young in years,
and you are old;(J)
that is why I was fearful,
not daring to tell you what I know.
7 I thought, ‘Age should speak;
advanced years should teach wisdom.’(K)
8 But it is the spirit[b](L)in a person,
the breath of the Almighty,(M)that gives them understanding.(N)
9 It is not only the old[c]who are wise,(O)
not only the aged(P)who understand what is right.(Q)

10 “Therefore I say: Listen to me;(R)
I too will tell you what I know.(S)
11 I waited while you spoke,
I listened to your reasoning;
while you were searching for words,
12 I gave you my full attention.
But not one of you has proved Job wrong;
none of you has answered his arguments.(T)
13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;(U)
let God, not a man, refute(V)him.’
14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me,(W)
and I will not answer him with your arguments.

15 “They are dismayed and have no more to say;
words have failed them.(X)
16 Must I wait, now that they are silent,
now that they stand there with no reply?
17 I too will have my say;
I too will tell what I know.(Y)
18 For I am full of words,
and the spirit(Z)within me compels me;(AA)
19 inside I am like bottled-up wine,
like new wineskins ready to burst.(AB)
20 I must speak and find relief;
I must open my lips and reply.(AC)
21 I will show no partiality,(AD)
nor will I flatter anyone;(AE)
22 for if I were skilled in flattery,
my Maker(AF)would soon take me away.(AG)

#### Footnotes

1. Job 32:3 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal traditionJob, and so had condemned God
2. Job 32:8 OrSpirit; also in verse 18
3. Job 32:9 Ormany; orgreat

#### Cross references

1. Job 32:1:ver 15
2. Job 32:1:S Job 2:3; S 10:7
3. Job 32:2:S Ge 22:21
4. Job 32:2:ver 1
5. Job 32:2:S Job 13:19; 27:5; 30:21; 35:2
6. Job 32:3:Job 42:7
7. Job 32:3:ver 12-13
8. Job 32:3:S Job 15:13
9. Job 32:4:S Lev 19:32
10. Job 32:6:Job 15:10
11. Job 32:7:S 1Ch 29:15; S 2Ch 10:6
12. Job 32:8:ver 18
13. Job 32:8:S Job 27:3
14. Job 32:8:S Job 12:13; S Ps 119:34; Jas 1:5
15. Job 32:9:1Co 1:26
16. Job 32:9:Ps 119:100
17. Job 32:9:S Job 12:12, 20; Lk 2:47; 1Ti 4:12
18. Job 32:10:Job 33:1, 31, 33; 34:2, 16; 37:2, 14; Ps 34:11
19. Job 32:10:S Job 5:27
20. Job 32:12:ver 3
21. Job 32:13:S Job 4:12; S Ecc 9:11
22. Job 32:13:S Job 11:5
23. Job 32:14:Job 23:4
24. Job 32:15:ver 1
25. Job 32:17:S Job 5:27; 33:3; 36:4
26. Job 32:18:ver 8
27. Job 32:18:Ac 4:20; 1Co 9:16; 2Co 5:14
28. Job 32:19:Jer 20:9; Am 3:8; Mt 9:17
29. Job 32:20:S Job 4:2; S Jer 6:11
30. Job 32:21:S Lev 19:15; S 2Ch 19:7; S Job 13:10; Mt 22:16
31. Job 32:21:Pr 29:5; 1Th 2:5
32. Job 32:22:S Job 4:17; S 9:9
33. Job 32:22:Ps 12:2-4

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