Job 32
1 And his three friends also ceased
any longer to answer Job: for Job was righteous before them.
2 Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the
Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he
was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.
3 And he was also very angry with
his three friends, because they were not able to
return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.
4 But Elius had forborne to give an
answer to Job, because they were older than he.
5 And Elius saw that there was no
answer in the mouth of the three men; and he was angered in his wrath.
6 And Elius the Buzite the son of
Barachiel answered and said,
I am younger in age, and ye are elder; wherefore I kept silence, fearing to
declare to you my own knowledge.
7 And I said, It is not time that
speaks, though in many years men know wisdom:
8 but there is a spirit in mortals;
and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.
9 The long-lived are not wise
as such; neither do the aged know judgment.
10 Wherefore I said, Hear me, and I
will tell you what I know.
11 Hearken to my words; for I will
speak in your hearing, until ye shall have tried
the matter with words:
12 and I shall understand as far as
you; and, behold, there was no one of you that answered Job his words in
argument, 13 lest ye should say, We
have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.
14 And ye have commissioned a man to
speak such words.
15 They were afraid, they answered no
longer; they gave up their speaking.
16 I waited, (for I had not spoken,)
because they stood still, they answered not.
17 And Elius continued, and said, I
will again speak, 18 for I am full of
words, for the spirit of my belly destroys me.
19 And my belly is as a skin of sweet
wine bound up and ready to burst; or as a brazier's
labouring bellows. 20 I will speak,
that I may open my lips and relieve myself.
21 For truly I will not be awed
because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal.
22 For I know not how to respect
persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.