Job 32:6-22

6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

7I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom.

8But it is the spirit in a person— the breath from the Almighty— that gives anyone understanding.

9It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.

10Therefore I say, “Listen to me. I too will declare what I know.”

11Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words.

12I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.

13So do not claim, “We have found wisdom; let God deal with him, not man.”

14But Job has not directed his argument to me, and I will not respond to him with your arguments.

15Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer; words have left them.

16Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer?

17I too will answer; yes, I will tell what I know.

18For I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak.

19My heart is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like new wineskins.

20I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond.

21I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.

22For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.