Job 32 · Clearspring

Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends

¹And these three men cease from answering Job, for he is righteous in his own eyes,+ ²and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;+ ³and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.+ ⁴And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.+ ⁵And Elihu seeth that there is no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger burneth.+ ⁶And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: --Young I am in days, and ye are age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.+ ⁷I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.+ ⁸Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.+ ⁹The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.+ ¹⁰Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion--even I.+ ¹¹Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.+ ¹²And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, Or answerer of his sayings among you.+ ¹³Lest ye say, We have found wisdom, God doth thrust him away, not man.+ ¹⁴And he hath not set in array words for me, And with your sayings I do not answer him.+ ¹⁵(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.+ ¹⁶And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)+ ¹⁷I answer, even I--my share, I shew my opinion--even I.+ ¹⁸For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast,+ ¹⁹Lo, my breast is as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.+ ²⁰I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.+ ²¹Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,+ ²²For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.+

Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends

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