Job 32:12
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New International Version (©2011)
I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.

New Living Translation (©2007)
I have listened, but not one of you has refuted Job or answered his arguments.

English Standard Version (©2001)
I gave you my attention, and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job or who answered his words.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"I even paid close attention to you; Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Indeed, I paid close attention to you all, but none of you were able to refute Job or answer his arguments convincingly.

NET Bible (©2006)
Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
I've paid close attention to you, but none of you refuted Job. None of you has an answer to what he says.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

American King James Version
Yes, I attended to you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

American Standard Version
Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as long as I thought you said some thing, I considered : but, as I see, there is none of you that can convince Job, and answer his words.

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

English Revised Version
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none that convinced Job, or that answered his words, among you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Yes, I attended to you, and behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

World English Bible
Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

Young's Literal Translation
And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, Or answerer of his sayings among you.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

32:6-14 Elihu professes to speak by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and corrects both parties. He allowed that those who had the longest experience should speak first. But God gives wisdom as he pleases; this encouraged him to state his opinion. By attention to the word of God, and dependence upon the Holy Spirit, young men may become wiser than the aged; but this wisdom will render them swift to hear, slow to speak, and disposed to give others a patient hearing.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 12. - Yea, I attended unto you - or, lent you my attention - and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job; rather, that convicted (or, confuted) Job. Or that answered his words. In Elihu's opinion, the argumentative value of all the long speeches of the three friends was nil; they had entirely failed to answer Job's arguments.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Yea, I attended unto you,.... Very closely, with great application and diligence, endeavouring to get, as it were, within them, and thoroughly understand the meaning of what they said:

and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job; which was not owing to his obstinacy, but to want of proof in them, their words and arguments; they had charged Job highly, as particularly Eliphaz, Job 22:5; but then they failed in their proof; they produced nothing to support their allegations:

or that answered his words; the arguments and reasons he gave in proof of his own innocence and uprightness, or the instances he produced, showing that God often afflicted good men, and suffered the wicked to prosper; and therefore no argument could be drawn from God's dealings with men, proving they were either of this or the other character, good or bad men.

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Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends
…11Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst you searched out what to say. 12Yes, I attended to you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words: 13Lest you should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusts him down, not man. …

Job 32:11 I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,
Job 32:13 Do not say, 'We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.'