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So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. |
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Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God; |
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he was angry also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong. |
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Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he. |
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And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, he became angry. |
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And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered: "I am young in years, and you are aged; therefore I was timid and afraid to declare my opinion to you. |
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I said, `Let days speak, and many years teach wisdom.' |
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But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that makes him understand. |
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It is not the old that are wise, nor the aged that understand what is right. |
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Therefore I say, `Listen to me; let me also declare my opinion.' |
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"Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your wise sayings, while you searched out what to say. |
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I gave you my attention, and, behold, there was none that confuted Job, or that answered his words, among you. |
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Beware lest you say, `We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man.' |
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He has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your speeches. |
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"They are discomfited, they answer no more; they have not a word to say. |
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And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more? |
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I also will give my answer; I also will declare my opinion. |
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For I am full of words, the spirit within me constrains me. |
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Behold, my heart is like wine that has no vent; like new wineskins, it is ready to burst. |
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I must speak, that I may find relief; I must open my lips and answer. |
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I will not show partiality to any person or use flattery toward any man. |
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For I do not know how to flatter, else would my Maker soon put an end to me. |
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