1. Elihu continued,
2. "Hear what I'm saying, you wise men. Listen to me, you who have learned so much.
3. Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn't. And our ears tell us what's true and what isn't.
4. So let's choose for ourselves what is right. Let's learn together what is good.
5. "Job says, 'I'm not guilty of doing anything wrong. But God doesn't treat me fairly.
6. Even though I'm right, he thinks I'm a liar. Even though I'm not guilty, his arrows give me wounds that can't be healed.'
7. Is there any other man like Job? He laughs at God and makes fun of him.
8. He's a companion of those who do evil. He spends his time with sinful people.
9. He asks, 'What good is it to try to please God?'
10. "So listen to me, you men who have understanding. God would never do what is evil. The Mighty One would never do what is wrong.
11. He pays a man back for what he's done. He gives him exactly what he should get.