Job 34:1-8

1 And Elihu made answer and said,

2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

3 For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

4 Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.

5 For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;

6 Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.

7 What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,

8 And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?

Job 34:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 34

In this chapter Elihu reassumes his discourse, and proceeds in his answer to Job, in which are first a preface exciting attention, Job 34:1-4; then a charge is brought against Job, expressed in or extracted from some words that dropped from his lips, not so well guarded, Job 34:5-9; a refutation of these expressions of his in a variety of arguments, Job 34:10-30; and the chapter is closed with some good advice to Job, Job 34:31-33; and with an earnest request of Elihu to men of understanding, to join with him in trying him to the uttermost, Job 34:34-37.