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# Chapter 32
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1 So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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2 Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.
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3 Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
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4 Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.
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5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused.
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6 So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said:
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“I am young in years, and you are very old;
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Therefore I was afraid,
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And dared not declare my opinion to you.
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7 I said, ‘Age should speak,
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And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
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8 But there is a spirit in man,
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And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
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9 Great men are not always wise,
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Nor do the aged always understand justice.
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10 “Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me,
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I also will declare my opinion.’
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11 Indeed I waited for your words,
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I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.
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12 I paid close attention to you;
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And surely not one of you convinced Job,
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Or answered his words—
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13 Lest you say,
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‘We have found wisdom’;
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God will vanquish him, not man.
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14 Now he has not directed his words against me;
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So I will not answer him with your words.
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15 “They are dismayed and answer no more;
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Words escape them.
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16 And I have waited, because they did not speak,
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Because they stood still and answered no more.
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17 I also will answer my part,
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I too will declare my opinion.
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18 For I am full of words;
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The spirit within me compels me.
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19 Indeed my belly is like wine that has no vent;
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It is ready to burst like new wineskins.
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20 I will speak, that I may find relief;
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I must open my lips and answer.
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21 Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone;
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Nor let me flatter any man.
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22 For I do not know how to flatter,
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Else my Maker would soon take me away. |