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Elihu had waited to speak to Iyov because they were older than he;
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however, when Elihu saw that these three had no answer, his anger flared up.
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Elihu the son of Barakh'el the Buzi said: "I am young, and you are old, so I held back from telling you my opinion.
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I said, 'Age should speak; an abundance of years should teach wisdom.'
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But it is the spirit in a person, the breath from Shaddai, that gives him understanding -
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it isn't [only] the great who are wise or the aged who know how to judge.
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Therefore, I say, listen to me; I too will express my opinion.
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"Here, I waited for your words, I listened to your reasoning, as you were searching for what to say.
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I paid attention to you, but none of you convicted Iyov or refuted his arguments.
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So don't say, 'We found the wise course -Let God defeat him, not a human being.'
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For he did not direct his words against me, and I won't answer him with your arguments.