Job 32:6-22
Job 32:6-22 CSB
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied: I am young in years, while you are old; therefore I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. I thought that age should speak and maturity should teach wisdom. But it is the spirit in a person— the breath from the Almighty— that gives anyone understanding. It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge. Therefore I say, “Listen to me. I too will declare what I know.” Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words. I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments. So do not claim, “We have found wisdom; let God deal with him, not man.” But Job has not directed his argument to me, and I will not respond to him with your arguments. Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer; words have left them. Should I continue to wait now that they are silent, now that they stand there and no longer answer? I too will answer; yes, I will tell what I know. For I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak. My heart is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like new wineskins. I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond. I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title. For I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.
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