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Job 32

Elihu in Anger Rebukes Job

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Then these three men ceased answering Job, because he was  arighteous in his own eyes.

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But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the  aBuzite, of the family of Ram burned; against Job his anger burned  bbecause he justified himself  1 cbefore God.

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And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

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Now Elihu had waited  1to speak to Job because they were years older than he.

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And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men his anger burned.

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So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite  1spoke out and said, "I am young in years and you are  aold; Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you  2what I think.

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"I  1thought  2 aage should speak, And  3increased years should teach wisdom.

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"But it is a spirit in man, And the  abreath of the Almighty gives them  bunderstanding.

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"The  1abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may  aelders understand justice.

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"So I  1say, `Listen to me, I too will tell  2what I think.'

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"Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, While you  1pondered what to say.

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"I even paid close attention to you;  1Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.

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"Do not say, ` aWe have found wisdom; God will  1rout him, not man.'

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"For he has not arranged his words against me, Nor will I reply to him with your  1arguments.

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"They are dismayed, they no longer answer; Words have  1failed them.

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"Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they  1stop and no longer answer?

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"I too will answer my share, I also will tell my opinion.

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

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"Behold, my belly is like unvented wine, Like new wineskins it is about to burst.

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"Let me speak that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer.

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"Let me now  abe partial to no one, Nor flatter any 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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