Job 32
Job 32:1 So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Job 32:2 Then Elihu, son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram, became angry. He was furious at Job because he had justified his throat rather than God.
Job 32:3 He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had found no answer and yet had condemned him.
Job 32:4 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.
Job 32:5 But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.
Job 32:6 So Elihu, son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said, “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I knew.”
Job 32:7 I thought that age should speak, and maturity should teach wisdom.
Job 32:8 But it is the breath in a mortal — the breathing from the Almighty — that gives anyone understanding.
Job 32:9 It is not only the old who are wise or the elderly who understand how to judge.
Job 32:10 That is why I say, “Listen to me. I, too, will declare what I know.”
Job 32:11 Look, I waited for your conclusions; I listened to your insights as you sought for words.
Job 32:12 I paid close attention to you. Yet no mortal proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.
Job 32:13 So do not claim, “We have found wisdom; let God deal with him, not man.”
Job 32:14 But Job has not directed his argument to me, and I will not respond to him with your arguments.
Job 32:15 Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer; words have left them.
Job 32:16 Should I continue to wait now that they are silent — now that they stand there and no longer answer?
Job 32:17 I too will answer; yes, I will tell what I know.
Job 32:18 For I am full of words, and my spirit compels me to speak.
Job 32:19 My heart is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like new wineskins.
Job 32:20 I must speak so that I can find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
Job 32:21 I will be partial to no one, and I will not give anyone an undeserved title.
Job 32:22 Because I do not know how to give such titles; otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.
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having to say something
Maranatha Daily Devotional – Wednesday, January 26, 2022
wisdom to shut up
