Job 32:6-22 - The Reason For Elihu's Discourse

⁶ So that he gave answer himself, and said, "Considering that I am young, and ye be men of age, I was afraid, and durst not show forth my mind, ⁷ for I thought thus within myself: It becometh old men to speak, and the aged to teach wisdom. ⁸ Every man, no doubt, hath a mind; but it is the inspiration of the Almighty that giveth understanding. ⁹ Great men are not always wise, neither doth every aged man understand the thing that is lawful. ¹⁰ Therefore will I speak also, insofar as I may be heard, and will show you mine opinion. ¹¹ For when I had waited till ye made an end of your talking, and heard your wisdom, what arguments you made in your communication; ¹² Yea, when I had diligently pondered what ye said, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Job, or that directly could make answer unto his words, ¹³ lest ye should praise yourselves, to have found out wisdom: because it is God that hath cast him out, and no man. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, seeing he hath not spoken unto me, therefore will not I answer him as ye have done."

¹⁵ For they where so abashed that they could not make answer, nor speak one word. ¹⁶ "But insomuch as ye will not speak, standing still like dumb men, and making no answer: ¹⁷ I have a good hope for my part to shape him an answer, and to show him my meaning. ¹⁸ For I am full of words, and the spirit that is within me, compelleth me. ¹⁹ Behold, I am as the new wine, which hath no vent, and bursteth the new vessels in sunder. ²⁰ Therefore will I speak, that I may have vent: I will open my lips, and make answer. ²¹ I will regard no manner of person, no man will I spare. ²² For if I would go about to please men, I know not how soon my maker would take me away.