¹ Then Elihu said: ² “Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning. ³ For the ear tests words as 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.