But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Elihu claims inspiration, as a divinely commissioned messenger to Job (Job 33:6; Job 33:23); and that claim is not contradicted in Job 42:1-17. Translate, 'But the spirit (which God puts) in man, and the inspiration, etc., is that which giveth,' etc.: it is not mere "years" which give understanding (Proverbs 2:6; John 8:57; John 20:22).