“Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:”
Yes, I gave close attention to you, and behold, there is none of you who refuted Job or answered his words, establishing that Elihu's assessment is that none of the three friends successfully refuted Job or provided adequate response to his arguments. The close attention suggests careful evaluation. The none of you who refuted suggests comprehensive failure of the three friends. The verse establishes Elihu's evaluation of the friends as inadequate.
Church Fathers on Job 32:12
But, as I see, there is no one of you who can convince Job, and reply to his words. Lest ye should perchance say, We have found out wisdom; God hath cast him down, not man. Heretics, from the fact that they are wont to appear contemptible even to men, when they behold Holy Church reverenced by well-nigh all nations, endeavour to impugn the opinion entertained of her by every possible objection; and say that she enjoys all abundance of temporal goods, because the gifts of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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