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“Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they [Job and his three friends] were elder than he…I [Elihu] said, days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom” (Job 32:4-5,7).
Elihu was a younger man, but he had listened to all that Job and his friends had to say. He saw the fault in all of them, but he wisely waited until they had spoken, because they were older. This was right, for older ones usually have more knowledge, and definitely more experience, than young people.
This is a very good lesson for all of us who are younger to learn. In the modern world, it is sad to see many younger people acting in a disrespectful way towards older ones, and thinking that their knowledge and opinions are just as good as those of their elders. We should be willing to listen to older ones, and allow them to speak first. The older ones may be wrong, but there is a right way and a wrong way to present our thoughts to them. We should always show proper respect.
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