Job 32:10-20

10 Por tanto yo dije: Escuchadme; Declararé yo también mi sabiduría.
11 He aquí yo he esperado á vuestras razones, He escuchado vuestros argumentos, En tanto que buscabais palabras.
12 Os he pues prestado atención, Y he aquí que no hay de vosotros quien redarguya á Job, Y responda á sus razones.
13 Porque no digáis: Nosotros hemos hallado sabiduría: Lanzólo Dios, no el hombre.
14 Ahora bien, Job no enderezó á mí sus palabras, Ni yo le responderé con vuestras razones.
15 Espantáronse, no respondieron más; Fuéronseles los razonamientos.
16 Yo pues he esperado, porque no hablaban, Antes pararon, y no respondieron más.
17 Por eso yo también responderé mi parte, También yo declararé mi juicio.
18 Porque lleno estoy de palabras, Y el espíritu de mi vientre me constriñe.
19 De cierto mi vientre está como el vino que no tiene respiradero, Y se rompe como odres nuevos.
20 Hablaré pues y respiraré; Abriré mis labios, y responderé.

Job 32:10-20 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.

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