15 "They are dismayed , they no longer answer ; Words have failed them. 16 "Shall I wait , because they do not speak , Because they stop and no longer answer ? 17 "I too will answer my share , I also will tell my opinion . 18 "For I am full of words ; The spirit within me constrains me. 19 "Behold , my belly is like unvented wine , Like new wineskins it is about to burst . 20 "Let me speak that I may get relief ; Let me open my lips and answer . 21 "Let me now be partial e to no one , Nor flatter any man . 22 "For I do not know how to flatter , Else my Maker would soon take me away.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 32:15-22
Commentary on Job 32:15-22
(Read Job 32:15-22)
If we are sure that the Spirit of God suggested what we are about to say, still we ought to refrain, till it comes to our turn to speak. God is the God of order, not of confusion. It is great refreshment to a good man, to speak for the glory of the Lord, and to edify others. And the more we consider the majesty of God, as our Maker, and the more we dread his wrath and justice, the less shall we sinfully fear or flatter men. Could we set the wrath Lord always before us, in his mercies and his terrors, we should not be moved from doing our duty in whatever we are called to do.