Job’s Hopeless Case As Seen By His Elder Friends

Is Job being righteous in his own eyes?

As he made a narrative of his good deeds, it is clear he has the Torah as his basis of righteousness.

Job never claimed or gave credit to himself, but to G-d of all good things.

Wisdom is just one of it.

He did not justify his wrongs.

“Source Of Wisdom”

But [in truth,] it is a spirit of man, and it is the soul from the Almighty that gives them understanding;
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it is not that great men are [always] wise, or that elders understand justice.
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Do not say, “We have found wisdom!” — for God, not man, has smitten him.
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1 Now these three men ceased to answer Job because he considered himself righteous.
2 Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite of the family of Ram became angry; he became angry with Job because he thought himself [more] righteous than God.
3 He became angry with his three friends because they found no answer and condemned Job.
4 Now Elihu waited [to reply] to Job with words because they were older than he in days.
5 Then Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and he became angry.
6 Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite raised his voice and said, “I am young in days and you are very old; therefore, I was awestricken, and I feared to declare my opinion to you.
7 I said, ‘Days speak, and many years impart wisdom.’
8 Indeed, it is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty permits them to understand.
9 Neither do great men gain wisdom, nor do elders understand judgment.
10 Therefore, I said, ‘Listen to me; I will express my opinion, yea I too.’
11 Behold I have awaited your words; I have hearkened for your reasons, until you search out the words.
12 Yea, I attended to you, and behold, there is no one of you to convince Job, to answer words appropriate for him.
13 Lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom; God will crush him, and not a man.’
14 He did not set up words against me; I would not reply to him with your sayings.
15 They were dismayed; they answered no more. Words have removed themselves from them.
16 And I waited for they did not speak, for they remained silent; they no longer answered.
17 I, too, will answer my share; I, too, will express my opinion.
18 For I am full of words; the wind of my stomach distresses me.
19 Behold my belly is like wine that is not opened, like new wineskins, which will burst.
20 Let me speak so that I will be relieved; let me open my lips and reply.
21 I pray you, let me not respect any man’s person, neither will I euphemize toward any man.
22 For I do not know how to euphemize; or else my Maker would carry me away.