Job 32:1-6

Introduction of Elihu

1 These three men stopped answering Job because he thought he was righteous.
2 Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the clan of Ram was angry, angry with Job because he considered himself more righteous than God.
3 He was also angry with his three friends because they hadn't found an answer but nevertheless thought Job wicked.
4 Elihu had waited while Job spoke, for they were older than he.
5 When Elihu saw that there had been no response in the speeches of the three men, he became very angry.

Elihu’s justification for speaking

6 Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite said: I'm young and you're old, so I held back, afraid to express my opinion to you.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or was righteous in his own eyes
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