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1 So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.
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2 So these shloshet ha’anashim ceased to answer Iyov, because he was tzaddik in his eyes.
2 And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;
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Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu ben Barachel the Buzi, of the mishpochah Ram; against Iyov was his wrath kindled, because Iyov justified his nefesh rather than Elohim.
3 And he was angry with his three friends, because they had been unable to give him an answer, and had not made Job's sin clear.
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Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no ma’aneh (refutation, answer), and yet had condemned Iyov.
4 Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he;
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Now Elihu had waited till Iyov had spoken, because they were elder than he.
5 And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.
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When Elihu saw that there was no ma’aneh in the mouth of these shloshet ha’anashim, then his wrath was kindled.
6 And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.
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And Elihu ben Barachel the Buzi answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and dared not tell you of what I have da’as.
7 I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.
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I said, Yamim should speak, and multitude of shanim should teach chochmah.
8 But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.
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But there is a ruach in enosh, and the neshamat Shaddai giveth them binah.
9 It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.
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Great men are not always wise, neither do the zekenim understand mishpat.
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