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When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was aroused.
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So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: "I am young in years, and you are very old; Therefore I was afraid, And dared not declare my opinion to you.
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I said, 'Age should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.'
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But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
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Great men are not always wise, Nor do the aged always understand justice.
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"Therefore I say, 'Listen to me, I also will declare my opinion.'
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Indeed I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, while you searched out what to say.
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I paid close attention to you; And surely not one of you convinced Job, Or answered his words--
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Lest you say, 'We have found wisdom'; God will vanquish him, not man.
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Now he has not directed his words against me; So I will not answer him with your words.
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"They are dismayed and answer no more; Words escape them.