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So here’s what Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:

“I am only a young man, and you are all older.
    That is why I was afraid to tell you what I think.
I thought to myself, ‘Older people should speak first.
    They have lived many years, so they have learned many things.’
But it is the spirit in people, the breath from God All-Powerful,
    that makes them understand.

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So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:

“I am young in years,
    and you are old;(A)
that is why I was fearful,
    not daring to tell you what I know.
I thought, ‘Age should speak;
    advanced years should teach wisdom.’(B)
But it is the spirit[a](C) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(D) that gives them understanding.(E)

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Footnotes

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