Job 32:1-9 ▼

1 So these three men refused to answer Job further, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

2 Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry. He was angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

3 With Job's three friends he was also angry, because they could not find an answer, and so declared Job guilty.

4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was.

5 But when Elihu saw that the three men had no further reply, he became very angry.

6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up: |I am young, but you are elderly; that is why I was fearful, and afraid to explain to you what I know.

7 I said to myself, 'Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.'

8 But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

9 It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.