Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Eliú había esperado hasta que Job terminara de hablar, porque los otros eran mayores que él.
Eliú esperó su turno para hablar por respeto a los mayores.
📚 Contexto Histórico
In the Book of Job, after Job's three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, have engaged in a lengthy debate with him about his suffering and God's justice, a younger man named Elihu enters the conversation. Elihu chooses to wait until Job and his friends have finished speaking, as ancient Near Eastern cultures highly valued respect for elders, viewing age as a sign of wisdom and authority. This moment highlights the cultural norm of deference to older individuals in discussions, which was common in the patriarchal societies of the Old Testament era.
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