Job 32:16
Good News Translation
Shall I go on waiting when they are silent? They stand there with nothing more to say.

New Revised Standard Version
And am I to wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more?

Contemporary English Version
But am I to remain silent, just because you have stopped speaking?

New American Bible
Must I wait? Now that they speak no more, and have ceased to make reply,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore because I have waited, and they have not spoken: they stood, and answered no more:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Therefore because I have waited, and they have not spoken: they stood, and answered no more:

Job 13:5 And I wish you would hold your peace, that you might be thought to be wise men.

Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding.

Amos 5:13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence at that time, for it is an evil time.

James 1:19 You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak and slow to anger.

Context
Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends
15They were afraid, and answered no more, and they left off speaking. 16Therefore because I have waited, and they have not spoken: they stood, and answered no more:17I also will answer my part, and will shew my knowledge.…
Cross References
Job 32:15
They were afraid, and answered no more, and they left off speaking.

Job 32:17
I also will answer my part, and will shew my knowledge.

Job 32:15
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