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