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Elihu Contradicts Job’s Friends

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends

And these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was aroused against Job; his wrath was aroused because he justified himself rather than God.

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Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;

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Also against his three friends his wrath was aroused, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

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and against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they found no answer, and [yet] condemned Job.

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Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited [a]to speak to Job.

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But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

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When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused.

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And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger was kindled.

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So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said:
“I am young in years, and you are very old;
Therefore I was afraid,
And dared not declare my opinion to you.

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And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.

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I said, [b]‘Age should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

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I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.

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But there is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

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But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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Great[c] men are not always wise,
Nor do the aged always understand justice.

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It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

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“Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me,
I also will declare my opinion.’

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Therefore I say, Hearken to me; I also will shew what I know.

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Indeed I waited for your words,
I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.

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Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.

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I paid close attention to you;
And surely not one of you convinced Job,
Or answered his words —

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Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words;

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Lest you say,
‘We have found wisdom’;
God will vanquish him, not man.

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That ye may not say, We have found out wisdom; God will make him yield, not man.

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Now he has not [d]directed his words against me;
So I will not answer him with your words.

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Now he hath not directed [his] words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. ...

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“They are dismayed and answer no more;
Words escape them.

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They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

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And I have waited, because they did not speak,
Because they stood still and answered no more.

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And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --

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I also will answer my part,
I too will declare my opinion.

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I will answer, I also in my turn, I also will shew what I know:

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For I am full of words;
The spirit within me compels me.

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For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

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Indeed my [e]belly is like wine that has no [f]vent;
It is ready to burst like new wineskins.

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Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

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I will speak, that I may find relief;
I must open my lips and answer.

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I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer.

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Let me not, I pray, show partiality to anyone;
Nor let me flatter any man.

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Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man.

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For I do not know how to flatter,
Else my Maker would soon take me away.

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For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.

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Job 32

Job 32