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32 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God. Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he. When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

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Elihu Addresses Job and His Friends

32 These three men stopped responding to Job, because he was claiming to be righteous, in his own opinion.[a] But then Barachel’s son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram’s descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God. Furthermore, he was furious with his three friends because they had not answered Job, but instead had condemned him. Elihu waited to have a word with Job, since the others were older than he, but when he saw that there had been no response[b] from those three, he got even more angry.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:1 Lit. eyes
  2. Job 32:5 Lit. mouth