Job 32:6

“And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, etc.] Since there was no answer in them, he takes upon him to give one himself; but first makes an apology on account of his youth: I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; or “few of days”; a few days, comparatively speaking, had he lived in the world; or “small”, or “little as two days” f1163; he had been but a little time in it, and so could be thought to have but little knowledge and experience; whereas they were old, even very old; with them were the aged and the grayheaded, (<181510>Job 15:10); in whom it might have been expected was much wisdom and knowledge: wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show mine opinion; declare what…”

“was afraid--The root meaning in Hebrew is "to crawl" (Deu 32:24).”

“And Elihu - “said, I am young” Margin, few of days. The Hebrew is, “I am small (צעיר tsâ‛ı̂yr) of days;” that is, I am inexperienced. We have no means of ascertaining his exact age, though it is evident that there was a considerable disparity between them and him. And ye are very old - ישׁישׁים yâshı̂yshiym. The word used here is probably derived from the obsolete root שוש, “to be white, hoary”; and hence, to be hoary-headed, or aged; compare 2 Chronicles 36:17. The whole of the discourses of the friends of Job seem to imply that they were aged men. They laid claim to great experience, and professed to have had opportunities of long observation, and it is probable that they were regarded…”

“Afraid - Of being thought forward and presumptuous. Job 32:8”

“I am: Lev 19:32; Rom 13:7; Ti1 5:1; Tit 2:6; Pe1 5:5 young: Heb. few of days ye are: Job 15:10 durst not: Heb. feared, Job 15:7; Sa1 17:28-30 Job 32:7”

“6b I am young in days, and ye are hoary, Therefore I stood back and was afraid To show you my knowledge. 7 I thought: Let age speak, And the multitude of years teach wisdom. It becomes manifest even here that the Elihu section has in part a peculiar usage of the language. זחל in the signification of Arab. zḥl, cogn. with Arab. dḥl, דּחל, to frighten back; (Note: The lexicographers explain the Arab. zḥl by zâla (זול), to stand away from, back, to retreat, or tanahha, to step aside; Piel, Hiph., to push any one aside, place anything back; Hithpa., to keep one's self on one side; adj. זחל, זחיל, זחוּל, etc., standing back. Thus the town of Zahla in the plain of the Lebanon takes its name…”