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¹ And these three men rested from answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.² And then burned the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; his wrath burned against Job, because he had justified himself rather than God.³ Also his wrath burned against his three friends, because they had not found any answer, yet they had condemned Job.⁴ And Elihu had waited for Job with words, because they were older than he in days.⁵ When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, then his anger burned.

⁶ And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and you are very aged; so I held back and was afraid to make my knowledge known to you.⁷ I said, Days will speak, and many years will make wisdom known.⁸ But it is a spirit in man giving them perception, even the breath of the Almighty.⁹ It is not the great that are wise, nor the aged who perceive justice;¹⁰ so then I say, Listen to me; I will declare my opinion, I also.¹¹ Behold, I waited for your words; I listened to your reasons while you searched out words;¹² yea, I paid attention to you, and behold, not one of you proved Job wrong, nor answered his sayings;¹³ that you not say, We have discovered wisdom. It is God who will scatter him, not man.¹⁴ And he has not ordered words against me, and I will not answer him with your words.

¹⁵ They are broken; they do not reply again; words have been removed from them.¹⁶ Shall I wait because they do not speak, because they stand, not answering again?¹⁷ I also will answer my share; I also will declare what I know.¹⁸ For I am full of words; the spirit inside me pressed on me;¹⁹ behold my belly is like wine that has no vent; it bursts like new wineskins.²⁰ I will speak so that I may be relieved; I will open my lips and answer.²¹ I will not now lift up the face of a man, nor eulogize any man.²² For I do not know how to eulogize; else after a little my Maker will take me away.