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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">The Speeches of Elihu</h3><h4 class="sr">(<ref loc="JOB 32:1-37:24">32.1—37.24</ref>)</h4><p class="par"><span class="v18_32_1"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.1" class="v18_32_1">1</span>Because Job was convinced of his own innocence, the three men gave up trying to answer him. </span><span class="v18_32_2"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.2" class="v18_32_2">2</span>But a bystander named Elihu could not control his anger any longer, because Job was justifying himself and blaming God. (Elihu was the son of Barakel, a descendant of Buz, and belonged to the clan of Ram.) </span><span class="v18_32_3"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.3" class="v18_32_3">3</span>He was also angry with Job's three friends. They could not find any way to answer Job, and this made it appear that God was in the wrong. </span><span class="v18_32_4"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.4" class="v18_32_4">4</span>Because Elihu was the youngest one there, he had waited until everyone finished speaking. </span><span class="v18_32_5"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.5" class="v18_32_5">5</span>When he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he was angry </span><span class="v18_32_6"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.6" class="v18_32_6">6</span>and began to speak.</span></p><h5 class="sp">Elihu</h5><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_6">I am young, and you are old,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_6">so I was afraid to tell you what I think.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_7"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.7" class="v18_32_7">7</span>I told myself that you ought to speak,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_7">that you older men should share your wisdom.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_8"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.8" class="v18_32_8">8</span>But it is the spirit of Almighty God</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_8">that comes to us and gives us wisdom.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_9"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.9" class="v18_32_9">9</span>It is not growing old that makes us wise</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_9">or helps us to know what is right.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_10"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.10" class="v18_32_10">10</span>So now I want you to listen to me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_10">let me tell you what I think.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_11"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.11" class="v18_32_11">11</span>I listened patiently while you were speaking</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_11">and waited while you searched for wise phrases.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_12"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.12" class="v18_32_12">12</span>I paid close attention and heard you fail;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_12">you have not disproved what Job has said.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_13"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.13" class="v18_32_13">13</span>How can you claim you have discovered wisdom?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_13">God must answer Job, for you have failed.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_14"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.14" class="v18_32_14">14</span>Job was speaking to you, not to me,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_14">but I would never answer the way you did.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_15"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.15" class="v18_32_15">15</span>Words have failed them, Job;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_15">they have no answer for you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_16"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.16" class="v18_32_16">16</span>Shall I go on waiting when they are silent?</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_16">They stand there with nothing more to say.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_17"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.17" class="v18_32_17">17</span>No, I will give my own answer now</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_17">and tell you what I think.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_18"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.18" class="v18_32_18">18</span>I can hardly wait to speak.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_18">I can't hold back the words.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_19"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.19" class="v18_32_19">19</span>If I don't get a chance to speak,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_19">I will burst like a wineskin full of new wine.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_20"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.20" class="v18_32_20">20</span>I can't stand it; I have to speak.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_21"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.21" class="v18_32_21">21</span>I will not take sides in this debate;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_21">I am not going to flatter anyone.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v18_32_22"><span class="reftext" id="Job.32.22" class="v18_32_22">22</span>I don't know how to flatter,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v18_32_22">and God would quickly punish me if I did.</span></p></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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