Job 32:1-11

1 Ces trois hommes cessèrent de répondre à Job, parce qu'il se regardait comme juste.

2 Alors s'enflamma de colère Elihu, fils de Barakeel de Buz, de la famille de Ram. Sa colère s'enflamma contre Job, parce qu'il se disait juste devant Dieu.

3 Et sa colère s'enflamma contre ses trois amis, parce qu'ils ne trouvaient rien à répondre et que néanmoins ils condamnaient Job.

4 Comme ils étaient plus âgés que lui, Elihu avait attendu jusqu'à ce moment pour parler à Job.

5 Mais, voyant qu'il n'y avait plus de réponse dans la bouche de ces trois hommes, Elihu s'enflamma de colère.

6 Et Elihu, fils de Barakeel de Buz, prit la parole et dit: Je suis jeune, et vous êtes des vieillards; C'est pourquoi j'ai craint, j'ai redouté De vous faire connaître mon sentiment.

7 Je disais en moi-même: Les jours parleront, Le grand nombre des années enseignera la sagesse.

8 Mais en réalité, dans l'homme, c'est l'esprit, Le souffle du Tout-Puissant, qui donne l'intelligence;

9 Ce n'est pas l'âge qui procure la sagesse, Ce n'est pas la vieillesse qui rend capable de juger.

10 Voilà pourquoi je dis: Ecoute! Moi aussi, j'exposerai ma pensée.

11 J'ai attendu la fin de vos discours, J'ai suivi vos raisonnements, Votre examen des paroles de Job.

Job 32:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 32

Job's three friends being silenced, and having no more to say in reply to him, Elihu, of whose descent some account is given, a bystander and hearer of the whole dispute between them, rises up as a moderator, and expresses some anger both against them and Job, Job 32:1-5; he makes an apology for engaging in this controversy, by reason of his youth, and they being advanced in years, Job 32:6,7; but since there is a spirit in man, that gives understanding to men of every age, and old men are not always wise, he desires they would hearken to him while he delivered his sentiments on the subject in debate, Job 32:8-10; and hopes to be heard patiently, since he had waited until they had said all they had to say, and had closely attended to it, and which fell short of convincing Job; and this he was obliged to say, lest they should be wise in their own conceit, and attribute that to men which belongs to God, Job 32:11-13; he proposes to take a new method with Job, different from theirs; and now they hearing all this from a young man, they were filled with amazement, and struck with silence; and after he had waited a while to observe whether they would say anything or not, he determined to take his turn, and show his opinion also, Job 32:14-17; and the rather because he was full of arguments, he was desirous to propose them, and was uneasy until he had brought them out; and which he was resolved to do with all impartiality and integrity, Job 32:18-22.