以利户要与约伯说话，就等候他们，因为他们比自己年老。

以利户因为他们比自己年老，就等候要与约伯说话。

以利户因为他们比自己年老，就等候要与约伯说话。

由于不及他们年长，以利户便等他们说完才向约伯发言。

以利户等待着要向约伯说话，因为他们的年纪都比以利户大。

以利戶要與約伯說話，就等候他們，因為他們比自己年老。

以利戶因為他們比自己年老，就等候要與約伯說話。

以利戶因為他們比自己年老，就等候要與約伯說話。

由於不及他們年長，以利戶便等他們說完才向約伯發言。

以利戶等待著要向約伯說話，因為他們的年紀都比以利戶大。

以利戶心裏有許多話要說，只等候着約伯說完，因為他們年紀比他大。

彼以三友年長於己、俟其言竟、

始以約百年長於己、故俟其言竟、

以利戶俟三友與約百辯論畢、因其皆年長於己、

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

Elihu had waited before he spoke to Job. That’s because the others were older than he was.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.

Elihu had waited for the others to speak to Job because they were older than he.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were years older than he.

Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited to speak to Job.

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.

Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they[ were] elder than he.

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job, because the others were older than he was.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.

To answer before listening— that is folly and shame. (niv)

I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments. (niv)