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Then Job's three friends gave up trying to answer him, because he was so sure that he was innocent. |
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But there was a young man there named Elihu son of Barakel. He was a descendant of a man named Buz. Elihu was from the family of Ram. He became very angry because Job kept saying he was innocent—that he was right and God was wrong. |
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Elihu was also angry with Job's three friends because they could not answer him, and yet they still considered him guilty of doing wrong. |
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Elihu was the youngest one there, so he had waited until everyone finished talking. |
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But when he saw that Job's three friends had nothing more to say, his anger forced him to speak. |
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So here's what Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am only a young man, and you are all older. That is why I was afraid to tell you what I think. |
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I thought to myself, 'Older people should speak first. They have lived many years, so they have learned many things.' |
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But it is the spirit in people, the breath from God All-Powerful, that makes them understand. |
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Old men are not the only wise people. They are not the only ones who understand what is right. |
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"So please listen to me, and I will tell you what I think. |
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I waited patiently while you men talked. I listened to the answers you gave as you searched for the right words. |
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I listened carefully to what you said. Not one of you proved Job wrong. Not one of you answered his arguments. |
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You men cannot say that you have found wisdom. The answer to Job's arguments must come from God, not people. |
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Job was arguing with you, not me, so I will not use your arguments to answer him. |
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"Job, these men lost the argument. They don't have anything more to say. They don't have any more answers. |
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I waited for them to answer you. But now they are quiet. They stand there with nothing more to say. |
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So now I will give you my answer. Yes, I will tell you what I think. |
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I have so much to say that I cannot hold it in. |
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I feel like a jar of wine that has never been opened. I am like a new wineskin ready to burst. |
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I must speak so that I will feel better. I must answer your arguments. |
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I will treat you the same as I would treat anyone else. I will not praise you to win your favor. |
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I cannot treat one person better than another. If I did, God my Maker would punish me! |
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