Verse 7
Job 32:7
New Living Translation
7
I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,<br>for wisdom comes with age.’<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָ֭מַרְתִּי יָמִ֣ים יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ וְ/רֹ֥ב שָׁ֝נִ֗ים יֹדִ֥יעוּ חָכְמָֽה
English Translation
I said, "Days will speak, and many years will teach wisdom."
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Chapter 32 Context
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Job’s three friends refused to reply further to him because he kept insisting on his innocence.
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Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job ref...
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He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God (Elohim) appear to be wrong by their i...
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Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he.
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But when he saw that they had no further reply, he spoke out angrily.
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Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said, “I am young and you are old,<br>so I held back from telling yo...
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I thought, ‘Those who are older should speak,<br>for wisdom comes with age.’<br>
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But there is a spirit within people,<br>the breath of the Almighty within them,<br>that makes them i...
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Sometimes the elders are not wise.<br>Sometimes the aged do not understand justice.<br>
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So listen to me,<br>and let me tell you what I think.<br>
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“I have waited all this time,<br>listening very carefully to your arguments,<br>listening to you gro...
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I have listened,<br>but not one of you has refuted Job<br>or answered his arguments.<br>
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And don’t tell me, ‘He is too wise for us.<br>Only God (Elohim) can convince him.’<br>
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If Job had been arguing with me,<br>I would not answer with your kind of logic!<br>
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You sit there baffled,<br>with nothing more to say.<br>
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Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent?<br>Must I also remain silent?<br>
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No, I will say my piece.<br>I will speak my mind.<br>
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For I am full of pent-up words,<br>and the spirit within me urges me on.<br>
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I am like a cask of wine without a vent,<br>like a new wineskin ready to burst!<br>
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I must speak to find relief,<br>so let me give my answers.<br>
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I won’t play favorites<br>or try to flatter anyone.<br>
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For if I tried flattery,<br>my Creator would soon destroy me.<br>
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