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So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said this:

“I am young,
    and you are ·old [aged].
That is why I was ·afraid [L timid and afraid]
    to tell you ·what I know [my opinion].
I thought, ‘·Older people should [L Let days] speak,
    and those who have lived many years should ·teach [make known; reveal] wisdom.’
But it is the spirit in a person,
    the breath of ·the Almighty [Shaddai], that gives understanding.
It is not just ·older people [L the many] who are wise;
    ·they [L the elders] are not the only ones who understand ·what is right [justice].

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