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1 These three men stopped answering Job because Job thought he was righteous.
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1 So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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2 Then Elihu, son of Barachel, a descendant of Buz from the family of Ram, became very angry with Job because Job thought he was more righteous than God.
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2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.
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3 Elihu was also very angry with Job's three friends because they had found no answer. They made it look as if God were wrong.
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3 He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
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4 Elihu waited as they spoke to Job because they were older than he was.
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4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.
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5 When Elihu saw that the three men had no further responses, he became very angry.
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5 But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.
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6 So Elihu, son of Barachel, the descendant of Buz, replied [to Job], "I am young, and you are old. That's why I refrained from speaking and was afraid to tell you what I know.
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6 So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: "I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.
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7 I thought, 'Age should speak, and experience should teach wisdom.'
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7 I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'
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8 However, there is in humans a Spirit, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
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8 But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
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9 People do not become wise merely because they live long. They don't understand what justice is merely because they're old.
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9 It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
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10 "That is why I say, 'Listen to me! Let me tell you what I know.'
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10 "Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.
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11 I waited for you to speak. I listened for you to share your understanding until you could find the right words.
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11 I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,
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12 I've paid close attention to you, but none of you refuted Job. None of you has an answer to what he says.
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12 I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.
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13 So don't say, 'We've found wisdom. Let God, not humans, defeat him.'
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13 Do not say, 'We have found wisdom; let God refute him, not man.'
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14 Job did not choose his words to refute me, so I won't answer him with your speeches.
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14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
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15 "Job's friends have been overwhelmed and don't have any more answers. They don't have another word to say.
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15 "They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them.
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16 Should I wait because they don't speak, because they stand there and don't have any more answers?
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16 Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?
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17 "I'll give my answer. I'll tell you what I know.
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17 I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.
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18 I'm full of words. The Spirit within me forces me [to speak].
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18 For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me;
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19 My belly is like [a bottle of] wine that has not been opened, like new wineskins that are ready to burst.
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19 inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.
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20 I must speak to get relief. I must open my mouth and answer.
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20 I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply.
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21 I won't be partial toward anyone or flatter anyone.
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21 I will show partiality to no one, nor will I flatter any man;
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22 I don't know how to flatter. If I did, my maker would soon carry me away.
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22 for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away.
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