² Then Elihu (son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the clan of Ram) became angry because Job refused to admit he had sinned and to acknowledge that God had just cause for punishing him. ³ But he was also angry with Job’s three friends because they had been unable to answer Job’s arguments and yet had condemned him. ⁴ Elihu had waited until now to speak because the others were older than he.