Job 34:9

He hath said. See ch. 9:22. Elihu’s horror at Job reaches its height in this verse. It is utterly inconceivable to Elihu that a man should feel that divine favor would not automatically follow faithful service. Actually, this quotation does not accurately state Job’s position. Job never did go so far as to state that there was no reward for right doing. He did maintain that righteous men are not always blessed, and wicked men do not always receive immediate retribution. But Elihu’s generalization, like many such statements, does violence to the real attitude of Job (see chs. 17:9; 21:9; 28:28).