Well, silence fell over the group, because Job's buddies were done running their mouths. They weren't going to get anywhere with Job, who had declared his righteousness and wasn't budging. Nor was he going to just make up some sin for no reason to satisfy them. And how could he? If he did, he would contribute to their false sense of right. And that wouldn't be good, it would lead them astray.
Job's speeches frustrated Elihu the Buzite. He was a younger guy, and had done his share of studying apparently. And he claimed to have the spirit of God influencing him. He was mad at Job because Job focused inward, on the things he had done, and hadn't done, and did not consider justifying God...assuming God was in the right.
He had to wait his turn, which means he was probably chomping at the bit to let loose his advice and opinions and theories while Job was yet speaking. It was no place for some young kid to speak up as though he knew something...even worse to interrupt. Especially consider the disdain with which Job spoke of the young people who now socially outranked him...at least in his estimation.
He's ready to take a swing at Job's problem. Let's see how he does.
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