1. Then Elihu said:
2. ‘Hear my words, you wise men;listen to me, you men of learning.
3. For the ear tests wordsas the tongue tastes food.
4. Let us discern for ourselves what is right;let us learn together what is good.
5. ‘Job says, “I am innocent,but God denies me justice.
6. Although I am right,I am considered a liar;although I am guiltless,his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.”
7. Is there anyone like Job,who drinks scorn like water?
8. He keeps company with evildoers;he associates with the wicked.