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Barachel’s son Elihu from Buz responded and said:

“I’m younger than you are.
    Because you’re older,[a] I was terrified
        to tell you what I know.
I thought, experience[b] should speak;
    abundance of years teaches wisdom.
However, a spirit exists in mankind,
    and the Almighty’s breath gives him insight.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 32:6 Lit. aged
  2. Job 32:7 Lit. days