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.