Berean Standard Bible

Job 32:6-22

6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared:

“I am young in years,while you are old;that is why I was timid and afraidto tell you what I know.7I thought that age should speak,and many years should teach wisdom.8But there is a spirit1 in a man,the breath of the Almighty,that gives him understanding.9It is not only the old2 who are wise,or the elderly who understand justice.10Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;I too will declare what I know.’

11Indeed, I waited while you spoke;I listened to your reasoning;as you searched for words,12I paid you full attention.But no one proved Job wrong;not one of you rebutted his arguments.13So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom;let God, not man, refute him.’14But Job has not directed his words against me,and I will not answer him with your arguments.

15Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say;words have escaped them.16Must I wait, now that they are silent,now that they stand and no longer reply?17I too will answer;yes, I will declare what I know.18For I am full of words,and my spirit within me compels me.19Behold, my belly is like unvented wine;it is about to burst like a new wineskin.20I must speak and find relief;I must open my lips and respond.21I will be partial to no one,nor will I flatter any man.22For I do not know how to flatter,or my Maker would remove me in an instant.

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1. Job 32:8 Or the Spirit; similarly in verse 18 ↩
2. Job 32:9 Or many or great ↩

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