Job 32:6-22

6So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: “I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.

7I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’

8But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.

9It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

10“Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.

11I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,

12I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.

13Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’

14But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.

15“They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them.

16Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?

17I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.

18For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me;

19inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.

20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply.

21I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone;

22for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away.