en_wbms - Job 32 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ Forsooth these three men left off to answer Job, for he seemed a just [or rightwise] man to them.

² And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was wroth, and had indignation; and he was wroth against Job, for he said himself to be just before God.

³ And also Elihu had indignation against the three friends of Job, for they had found no reasonable answer, but only had condemned Job.

⁴ Therefore Elihu abode Job speak-ing, for they, that spake, were elder men.

⁵ But when he had seen, that these three men might not answer Job, he was wroth greatly.

⁶ And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered, and said, I am younger in time, and ye be elder; therefore with head holden down, I dreaded to show to you my sentence.

⁷ For I hoped that [the] longer age should speak, and that the multitude of years should teach wisdom.

⁸ But as I see now, a spirit is in men, and the inspiration, either revelation, of Almighty God giveth understanding.

⁹ Men of long life be not always wise, and eld [or old] men understand not doom.

¹⁰ Therefore I shall say, Hear ye me, and I also shall show my knowing to you.

¹¹ For I abode your words, I heard your prudence, as long as ye disputed in your words.

¹² And as long as I guessed you to say anything, I beheld; but as I perceive, there is none of you, that may reprove Job, and answer to his words;

¹³ lest peradventure ye say, We have found wisdom; God, and not man, hath cast him away.

¹⁴ Job spake nothing to me, and I not by your words shall answer him.

¹⁵ They [much] dreaded, and answer-ed no more, and took away speech from themselves.

¹⁶ Therefore since I abode, and they spake not, they stood, and answered no more;

¹⁷ also I shall answer my part, and I shall show my knowing.

¹⁸ For I am full of words, and the spirit of my womb, that is, my mind, constraineth me.

¹⁹ Lo! my womb is as must without a spigot or faucet, either a venting, that bursteth new vessels.

²⁰ I shall speak, and breathe again a little; I shall open my lips, and I shall answer.

²¹ I shall not take the person of a man, and I shall not make God even to man.

²² For I know not how long I shall abide alive, and if my Maker will take me away after a little time.