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5-6 but when Elihu (Barachel’s son from Buz) realized the three men’s words were spent, his anger inflamed him.

Elihu: I am a young man,
        and you are my wise elders,
    So I have been here shyly creeping about in the background,
        timid about sharing my opinion with you.
    I thought to myself, “Age should speak first;
        those advanced in years will teach wisdom.”
    But alas, it turns out it is the spirit in a man, not age,
        and the breath of the Highest One[a] within him that lends understanding.

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  1. 32:8 Hebrew, Shaddai

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