3. He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.
4. Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.
5. But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.
6. So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite replied:I am young in years,while you are old;therefore I was timid and afraidto tell you what I know.
7. I thought that age should speakand maturity should teach wisdom.
8. But it is a spirit in man and the breath of the Almightythat give him understanding.
9. It is not only the old who are wiseor the elderly who understand how to judge.
10. Therefore I say, “Listen to me.I too will declare what I know.”
11. Look, I waited for your conclusions;I listened to your insightsas you sought for words.
12. I paid close attention to you.Yet no one proved Job wrong;not one of you refuted his arguments.
13. So do not claim, “We have found wisdom;let God deal with him, not man.”
14. But Job has not directed his argument to me,and I will not respond to him with your arguments.