After rebuking his friends, Elihu begins a lengthy defense of God’s justice and fairness (10-29). God observes everything and judges accordingly. Those who turn away from God are solely responsible for their actions (24-27). Like the friends in his initial speeches, the young man advises Job on what he should say as a sign of repentance (31f). The final verses (34-37) are as harsh, cruel, and irrelevant as anything that could have come from the mouths of the friends.