Job - Chapter 32 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Because Job was convinced of his own innocence, the three men gave up trying to answer him.
  • 2. But a bystander named Elihu could not control his anger any longer, because Job was justifying himself and blaming God. (Elihu was the son of Barakel, a descendant of Buz, and belonged to the clan of Ram.)
  • 3. He was also angry with Job's three friends. They could not find any way to answer Job, and this made it appear that God was in the wrong.
  • 4. Because Elihu was the youngest one there, he had waited until everyone finished speaking.
  • 5. When he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he was angry
  • 6. and began to speak. I am young, and you are old, so I was afraid to tell you what I think.
  • 7. I told myself that you ought to speak, that you older men should share your wisdom.
  • 8. But it is the spirit of Almighty God that comes to us and gives us wisdom.
  • 9. It is not growing old that makes us wise or helps us to know what is right.
  • 10. So now I want you to listen to me; let me tell you what I think.
  • 11. I listened patiently while you were speaking and waited while you searched for wise phrases.
  • 12. I paid close attention and heard you fail; you have not disproved what Job has said.
  • 13. How can you claim you have discovered wisdom? God must answer Job, for you have failed.
  • 14. Job was speaking to you, not to me, but I would never answer the way you did.
  • 15. Words have failed them, Job; they have no answer for you.
  • 16. Shall I go on waiting when they are silent? They stand there with nothing more to say.
  • 17. No, I will give my own answer now and tell you what I think.
  • 18. I can hardly wait to speak. I can't hold back the words.
  • 19. If I don't get a chance to speak, I will burst like a wineskin full of new wine.
  • 20. I can't stand it; I have to speak.
  • 21. I will not take sides in this debate; I am not going to flatter anyone.
  • 22. I don't know how to flatter, and God would quickly punish me if I did.
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