1 Because Job was convinced of his own innocence, the three men gave up trying to answer him.
2 But a bystander named Elihu could not control his anger any longer, because Job was justifying himself and blaming God. (Elihu was the son of Barakel, a descendant of Buz, and belonged to the clan of Ram.)
3 He was also angry with Job's three friends. They could find no way to answer Job, and this made it appear that God was in the wrong.
4 Because Elihu was the youngest one there, he had waited until everyone finished speaking.