Job 34:1 says, Furthermore Elihu answered and said,  Elihu had been addressing Job, but now he was ready to include Job's friends in what he had to say.  They may have felt that Elihu was going to agree with them and prove Job wrong, but they were mistaken.  In verse two Elihu asks, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.  Elihu was asking those around Job, especially those who thought they were wise in their understanding of God, to listen to what he had to say.  At times, even Christians can have a faulty understanding of God and how he works in the world.  We should always be willing to listen to what other Christians have to say, and when we do, we may gain in our understanding of God.  Verse three says, For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.  I believe that Elihu was asking them to hear and evaluate what he was saying, or to get to the meat, or the underlying truth of his words.  Even when we are listening to what someone says about God, we must ensure that what they are saying is consistent with God's word.  Verse four says, Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. Elihu invited those around him, those that he had called wise men, to join him in his observations about God's truth.  Even as we listen to someone else speak about God, we as followers of Christ need to make sure that what they are saying is true.  If it is, we can then join them in agreement with what they have to say.  Verse five says, For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.  Elihu was stating what his friends and Job were in disagreement about.  Job had said he was righteous, but that God was not judging him fairly, and his friends said Job was hypocritical.  This was the heart of their disagreement.  We need to first identify what the problem is if we are going to shed the light of God on it.  Verse six says, Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.  Elihu said that Job still felt that God was punishing him unjustly and that he suffered which ever way he turned.  If everything in life falls apart around us as followers of Christ, we can never blame God and accuse Him of treating us unjustly.  Verse seven asks, What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?  Elihu recognized that Job was being treated badly by everyone around him.  Matthew Henry says that we could interpret this to mean that Job in his self-righteousness welcomed the scorn of others by his continued profession of innocence.  Verse eight states, Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.  Job did find himself in the company of wicked men often, and Elihu seemed to be implying that Job allowed this to influence his behavior.  Verse nine states, For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.  I believe that Elihu was saying that Job was questioning God based on his material and physical suffering, and by such was bringing dishonor to God among those who did not believe in Him.  We need to make sure that our attitude about God in any situation never brings dishonor to Him.  In verse ten, Elihu declares, Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.  Elihu said that Job's friends were wrong to think that God treated people unfairly and also that Job was wrong to question God.  We can always be sure that God will never act unfairly toward anyone.  We must simply always follow God in faith, no matter what is happening in life.  Verse eleven says, For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.  I believe that Elihu was saying that everyone would be judged by their own actions, and not just arbitrarily be blessed or cursed by God.  I know that there are some people today who believe that salvation is determined even before birth, with some chosen for salvation and others for condemnation, but this is not what God's word teaches us.  Verse twelve states, Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.  I believe that Elihu was saying that if people were judged for anything other than their own actions that God would be perverting justice.  Verse thirteen says, Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?  Elihu asked who had given God authority over the world.  The answer is that no one has that power.  God has dominion over the world because He created and sustains it.  Verse fourteen says, If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;  Then verse fifteen continues the thought saying, All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.  I believe that Elihu was saying that if God were to decide to simply punish everyone who deserved punishment that everyone would perish without hope.  Fortunately for us, God chooses instead to make redemption possible through the sacrifice of Christ on the cross.  In verse sixteen Elihu asks, If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.  Like Elihu, we cannot force people to listen to and understand when we speak the truth about God, but we need to pray that they will.