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Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said,

“I am young and you are old,
    so I held back from telling you what I think.
I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,
    for wisdom comes with age.’
But there is a spirit[a] within people,
    the breath of the Almighty within them,
    that makes them intelligent.
Sometimes the elders are not wise.
    Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:8 Or Spirit; also in 32:18.

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said,

“I am young in years and you are (A)old;
Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you my knowledge.
I [a]thought [b](B)age should speak,
And [c]increased years should make wisdom known.
But it is a spirit in man,
And the (C)breath of the Almighty gives them (D)understanding.
The [d]abundant in years may not be wise,
Nor may (E)elders understand justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:7 Lit said
  2. Job 32:7 Lit days
  3. Job 32:7 Lit many
  4. Job 32:9 Or nobles