ἡσύχασαν δὲ καὶ οἱ τρεῖς φίλοι αὐτοῦ ἔτι ἀντειπεῖν Ιωβ ἦν γὰρ Ιωβ δίκαιος ἐναντίον αὐτῶν
Then his three friends also ceased still to answer Job, for Job was righteous before them.
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ὠργίσθη δὲ Ελιους ὁ τοῦ Βαραχιηλ ὁ Βουζίτης ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας Ραμ τῆς Αυσίτιδος χώρας ὠργίσθη δὲ τῷ Ιωβ σφόδρα διότι ἀπέφηνεν ἑαυτὸν δίκαιον ἐναντίον κυρίου
And Elihu son of Barachiel the Buzite, from the kindred of Ram of the land of Ausitis, grew angry; and he grew very angry at Job because he declared himself righteous before the Lord.
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καὶ κατὰ τῶν τριῶν δὲ φίλων ὠργίσθη σφόδρα διότι οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν ἀποκριθῆναι ἀντίθετα Ιωβ καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτὸν εἶναι ἀσεβῆ
And he grew very angry also against the three friends because they were unable to answer Job with contrary arguments and yet declared him to be ungodly.
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Ελιους δὲ ὑπέμεινεν δοῦναι ἀπόκρισιν Ιωβ ὅτι πρεσβύτεροι αὐτοῦ εἰσιν ἡμέραις
But Elihu waited to give Job an answer, because they were older than he in days.
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καὶ εἶδεν Ελιους ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἀπόκρισις ἐν στόματι τῶν τριῶν ἀνδρῶν καὶ ἐθυμώθη ὀργὴ αὐτοῦ
And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger blazed.
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ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιους ὁ τοῦ Βαραχιηλ ὁ Βουζίτης εἶπεν νεώτερος μέν εἰμι τῷ χρόνῳ ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε πρεσβύτεροι διὸ ἡσύχασα φοβηθεὶς τοῦ ὑμῖν ἀναγγεῖλαι τὴν ἐμαυτοῦ ἐπιστήμην
Then Elihu son of Barachiel the Buzite answered and said, "I am younger in time, and you are older; therefore I kept silent, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
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εἶπα δὲ ὅτι ὁ χρόνος ἐστὶν ὁ λαλῶν ἐν πολλοῖς δὲ ἔτεσιν οἴδασιν σοφίαν
And I said, The time is the one that speaks, and in many years they know wisdom.
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ἀλλὰ πνεῦμά ἐστιν ἐν βροτοῖς πνοὴ δὲ παντοκράτορός ἐστιν ἡ διδάσκουσα
But there is a spirit in mortals, and the breath of the Almighty is what teaches.
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οὐχ οἱ πολυχρόνιοί εἰσιν σοφοί οὐδ' οἱ γέροντες οἴδασιν κρίμα
The long-lived are not the wise, nor do the elders know judgment.
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διὸ εἶπα ἀκούσατέ μου καὶ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν ἃ οἶδα
Therefore I said, Listen to me, and I will declare to you what I know.
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ἐνωτίζεσθέ μου τὰ ῥήματα ἐρῶ γὰρ ὑμῶν ἀκουόντων ἄχρι οὗ ἐτάσητε λόγους
Give ear to my words, for I will speak while you listen, until you examine the words.
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καὶ μέχρι ὑμῶν συνήσω καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐκ ἦν τῷ Ιωβ ἐλέγχων ἀνταποκρινόμενος ῥήματα αὐτοῦ ἐξ ὑμῶν
And I will attend to you, and behold, there was no one among you refuting Job or answering his words.
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ἵνα μὴ εἴπητε εὕρομεν σοφίαν κυρίῳ προσθέμενοι
So that you may not say, We have found wisdom by adding ourselves to the Lord.
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ἀνθρώπῳ δὲ ἐπετρέψατε λαλῆσαι τοιαῦτα ῥήματα
But you allowed a man to speak such words.
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ἐπτοήθησαν οὐκ ἀπεκρίθησαν ἔτι ἐπαλαίωσαν ἐξ αὐτῶν λόγους
They were terrified; they answered no more; their words grew old and left them.
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ὑπέμεινα οὐ γὰρ ἐλάλησαν ὅτι ἔστησαν οὐκ ἀπεκρίθησαν
I waited, for they did not speak; because they stood still, they did not answer.
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ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιους λέγει
Then Elihu answered and said,
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πάλιν λαλήσω πλήρης γάρ εἰμι ῥημάτων ὀλέκει γάρ με τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς γαστρός
I will speak again, for I am full of words; for the spirit of my belly is destroying me.
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ἡ δὲ γαστήρ μου ὥσπερ ἀσκὸς γλεύκους ζέων δεδεμένος ἢ ὥσπερ φυσητὴρ χαλκέως ἐρρηγώς
And my belly is like a skin of new wine boiling and bound up, or like a coppersmith’s bellows that has burst.
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λαλήσω ἵνα ἀναπαύσωμαι ἀνοίξας τὰ χείλη
I will speak, so that I may find relief, opening my lips.
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ἄνθρωπον γὰρ οὐ μὴ αἰσχυνθῶ ἀλλὰ μὴν οὐδὲ βροτὸν οὐ μὴ ἐντραπῶ
For I certainly will not be ashamed before a man, nor indeed will I shrink before a mortal.
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οὐ γὰρ ἐπίσταμαι θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον εἰ δὲ μή καὶ ἐμὲ σῆτες ἔδονται
For I do not know how to show partiality; otherwise moths would eat me also.