Verse 19
Job 32:19
Free Bible Version
19
I don't know how to flatter, and if I did my Creator would soon destroy me.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
הִנֵּֽה בִטְנִ֗/י כְּ/יַ֥יִן לֹא יִפָּתֵ֑חַ כְּ/אֹב֥וֹת חֲ֝דָשִׁ֗ים יִבָּקֵֽעַ
English Translation
Behold, in my belly like wine, it will not be opened like new wineskins; it will be burst.
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Chapter 32 Context
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Then Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, grew angry. He was angry with Job...
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Elihu was also angry at Job's three friends because they made it seem that God (Elohim) was wrong, b...
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But when he saw that they could not answer Job, he grew very angry.
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Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, said, “I am young, and you are old, which is why I was reluct...
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I told myself, ‘Those who are older should speak—those who are elderly should teach wisdom.’
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However, there is a spirit in human beings, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understandin...
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It is not the old who are wise, or the elderly who know what is right.
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That's why I'm telling you to listen to me now—let me tell you what I know.
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Well, I waited to hear what you had to say, listening for your insights as you looked for the right...
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I paid close attention to all of you, and none of you have proved Job wrong or answered his argument...
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Don't say to yourselves, ‘We are so wise,’ for God (Elohim) will prove him wrong, not a human being.
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Job didn't line up his arguments against me, and I won't answer him the way you did.
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Should I continue to wait since you're no longer talking, just standing there saying nothing?
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No—now I'll give my answer too. I'll tell you what I know.
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I have so much to say I can't hold the words back!
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Inside I'm like fermenting wine all bottled up; like new wineskins ready to explode!
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I have to speak before I burst; I will open my lips to answer him.
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I will not take sides, and I'm not going to flatter anyone.
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I don't know how to flatter, and if I did my Creator would soon destroy me.”