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1 These three men stopped answering Job because he thought he was righteous.
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So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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.
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But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.
3 He was also angry with his three friends because they hadn't found an answer but nevertheless thought Job wicked.
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He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
4 Elihu had waited while Job spoke, for they were older than he.
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Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because 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.
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But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.
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