1. Then these three men ceased from answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes.
2. So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, became angry. He became angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God,
3. and he became angry at his three friends because they had not found an answer, and they had declared Job guilty.
4. Thus Elihu had waited for Job to speak because they were older than he.
5. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he became angry.
6. Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite spoke up and said, “I am young, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.
7. I thought, ‘Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.’
8. “Truly, it is a spirit in a human being, and the breath of Shaddai teaches them.
9. It is not the aged who are wise, or it is not the elders who understand justice.
10. Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; let me also declare my knowledge myself.’
11. “Look, I waited for your words; I listened for your insight, until you searched out what to say.
12. And I directed my attention to you; and, look, there is no one for Job who refuted, answering his words among you.