Job 32:13

Yet do not say, We have found chochmah; 1 El may vanquish him, lo ish (not man). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

In Context

12Yea, I attended unto you, 1 and, hinei, there was none of you that proved Iyov wrong, 1 or that answered his words. 1

14Now he hath not directed his millin (words) against me; 1 neither will I answer him with your speeches. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23That I will not take from a thread even to the thong of a sandal, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Avram rich;

Job 1:21And said, Arom came I out of beten immi, and arom shall I return there; Hashem gave, and Hashem hath taken away; yehi Shem Hashem mevorach.

Job 4:9By the neshamah (breath) of Eloah they perish, 1 and by the ruach of His nostrils are they consumed. 1

Job 12:2Doubtless then ye are the people, 1 and chochmah shall die with you! 1

Job 19:6Have da'as now that Eloah hath put me in the wrong, 1 and hath encompassed me with his matzud (net). 1

Isaiah 5:21Hoy unto them that are chachamim in their own eyes, 1 and clever in their own sight! 1

Matthew Henry on Job 32:7-15

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your… Read the whole commentary →

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