1Then those three men stopped answering Job, because they could not convince Job that he was wrong in claiming that he had not done anything that was wrong.
2Then Elihu, the son of Barachel, a descendant of Buz, from the clan of Ram, became very angry at Job. He was angry because Job continued to claim that he was righteous/innocent, and that God was wrong to punish him.
3He was also angry with Job’s three friends, because they had declared that Job must have done many things that were wrong, but they were unable to convince Job that what they said was true. As a result, it seemed to Elihu that God did what was wrong by punishing Job.
4Elihu was younger than the others, so he waited until they had finished speaking before he replied to Job.
5But when Elihu realized that the three men had no more to say [MTY] to Job, he became angry.
6And this is what he said:
7I thought, ‘Let those [PRS] who are much older speak,
8But the Spirit of Almighty God is within people, and it is he who enables them to be wise.
9It is not people becoming old that enables them to be wise;
10“So, I say, ‘Listen to me,
11I waited for you all to speak;
12I paid attention carefully,
13So, do not say to yourselves, ‘We have discovered what is wise!’
14Job was replying to you, not to me,
15“You three are dismayed because you have not been able to convince him that he was wrong,
16But because you do not speak, I certainly will not wait any longer [RHQ];
17So now I also will reply to Job
18I have plenty to say,
19My inner being is like [SIM] a ◄wineskin/bag that has <new/fermenting> wine in it►,
20I must speak [MTY], in order that I do not have to keep holding what I want to say;
21I will speak fairly, not favoring any of you,
22I really do not know how to flatter people;