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Job 32:11

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I waited patiently while you men talked.\par I listened to the answers\par that you gave to Job.\par

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“In the past, people listened to me.\par They were quiet while they waited\par for my advice.\par

People waited for me to speak,\par like they waited for rain.\par People drank in my words,\par as if they were rain in the spring time.\par

“So please listen to me!\par And I will tell you what I think.\par

I listened carefully to the things you said.\par Not one of you criticized Job.\par Not one of you answered his arguments.\par

Elihu was the youngest person there, so he had waited until everyone was finished talking. Then he felt like he could begin to talk.

“Job, we have studied these things,\par and we know they are true.\par So Job, listen to us,\par and learn them for yourself.”\par

The first person to speak always seems right until someone comes and questions him.

Rich people always think they are wise. But a poor person that is wise can see the truth.