Job 32:6-14

⁶So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said,

“I am young in years and you are old;

Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

7“I thought age should speak,

And increased years should teach wisdom.

8“But it is a spirit that is in mankind,

And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

9“The abundant in years may not be wise,

Nor may elders understand justice.

10“So I say, ‘Listen to me,

I too will tell what I think.’

11“Behold, I waited for your words,

I listened to your skillful speech,

While you pondered what to say.

12“I also paid close attention to you;

But indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,

Not one of you who answered his words.

13“So do not say,

‘We have found wisdom:

God will defeat him, not man.’

14“But he has not presented his words against me,

Nor will I reply to him with your arguments.