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  • 1. So these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob, because he held him selfe a righteous man.
  • 2. But Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the kinred of Ram, was very sore displeased at Iob, because he called hym selfe iust before God.
  • 3. And with Iobs three friendes he was angry also, because they had founde no reasonable aunswere, and yet condempned Iob.
  • 4. Nowe taried Elihu, till they had ended their comunication with Iob: for why? they were elder then he.
  • 5. So when Elihu sawe that these three men were not able to make Iob aunswere, he was miscontent.
  • 6. Therfore Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite aunswered, and sayde: [Considering that] I am young, and ye be men of age, I was afrayde, and durst not shewe foorth my mynde.
  • 7. For I thought thus within my selfe: It becommeth old men to speake, and the aged to teache wysdome.
  • 8. Euery man no doubt hath a mynde, but it is the inspiration of the almightie that geueth vnderstanding.
  • 9. Great men are not alway wyse, neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull:
  • 10. Therefore I say, heare me, and I wil shewe you also myne vnderstanding.
  • 11. For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking, and hearde your wysdome, what argumentes ye made in your communication,
  • 12. Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob, that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes,
  • 13. Lest ye should say: We haue found out wisdome, God shall cast hym downe, and no man.
  • 14. He hath not spoken vnto me, and I wil not aunswere hym as ye haue done.
  • 15. For they were so abashed, that they coulde not make aunswere, nor speake one worde.
  • 16. When I had wayted (for they spake not, but stoode still and aunswered no more:)
  • 17. Then aunswered I in my turne, and I shewed myne opinion.
  • 18. For I am full of matter, and the spirite within me compelleth me.
  • 19. Beholde, my belly is as the wine, whiche hath no vent, lyke the newe bottels that bruste.
  • 20. [Therfore] will I speake, that I may haue a bent: I will open my lippes, and make aunswere.
  • 21. I will regarde no maner of person, no man will I spare.
  • 22. For if I woulde go about to please men, I knowe not howe soone my maker would take me away.