1. Then Elihu said:
2. “Hear my words, you men who think you are wise.Listen to me, you men who think you know a lot.
3. The ear tests wordsas the tongue tastes food.
4. Let’s decide for ourselves what is right.And let’s learn together what is good.
5. “Job says, ‘I am not guilty.But God has refused me a fair trial.
6. Instead of getting a fair trial,I am called a liar.I have been seriously hurt,even though I have not sinned.’
7. There is no other man like Job.He takes insults as if he were drinking water.
8. He is around people who do evil.He spends time with wicked men.
9. This is because he says, ‘It does not help a manto try and please God.’
10. “So listen to me, you who can understand.God All-Powerful can never do wrong!It is impossible for God to do evil.
11. God pays a person back for what he has done.God gives him what his actions deserve.
12. Truly God will never do wrong!God All-Powerful will never twist what is right.
13. No one chose God to rule over the earth.No one put him in charge of the whole world.
14. God could decideto take away his spirit and breath.