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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 32 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/job/32.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/job/32-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Job 32</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/31.htm" title="Job 31">◄</a> Job 32 <a href="../job/33.htm" title="Job 33">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/job/32.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">Elihu</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition Job, and so had condemned God">a</a></sup></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But when he saw that the three men had nothing more to say, his anger was aroused.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“I am young in years,</p><p class="line2">and you are old;</p><p class="line1">that is why I was fearful,</p><p class="line2">not daring to tell you what I know.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I thought, ‘Age should speak;</p><p class="line2">advanced years should teach wisdom.’</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But it is the spirit <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Spirit; also in verse 18">b</a></sup></span> in a person,</p><p class="line2">the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>It is not only the old <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or many; or great">c</a></sup></span> who are wise,</p><p class="line2">not only the aged who understand what is right.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Therefore I say: Listen to me;</p><p class="line2">I too will tell you what I know.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I waited while you spoke,</p><p class="line2">I listened to your reasoning;</p><p class="line1">while you were searching for words,</p> <p class="line2"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I gave you my full attention.</p><p class="line1">But not one of you has proved Job wrong;</p><p class="line2">none of you has answered his arguments.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;</p><p class="line2">let God, not a man, refute him.’</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But Job has not marshaled his words against me,</p><p class="line2">and I will not answer him with your arguments.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“They are dismayed and have no more to say;</p><p class="line2">words have failed them.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Must I wait, now that they are silent,</p><p class="line2">now that they stand there with no reply?</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I too will have my say;</p><p class="line2">I too will tell what I know.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For I am full of words,</p><p class="line2">and the spirit within me compels me;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>inside I am like bottled-up wine,</p><p class="line2">like new wineskins ready to burst.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I must speak and find relief;</p><p class="line2">I must open my lips and reply.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I will show no partiality,</p><p class="line2">nor will I flatter anyone;</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/32-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>for if I were skilled in flattery,</p><p class="line2">my Maker would soon take me away.</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotebot">Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition <i>Job, and so had condemned God</i></span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>Spirit</i>; also in verse 18</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>many</i>; or <i>great</i></span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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