5 "Job says, 'I am innocent, but God denies me justice.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
5 For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;
5 "We've all heard Job say, 'I'm in the right, but God won't give me a fair trial.
5 "For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice;
5 For Job also said, 'I am innocent, but God has taken away my rights.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 34:5
Commentary on Job 34:1-9
(Read Job 34:1-9)
Elihu calls upon those present to decide with him upon Job's words. The plainest Christian, whose mind is enlightened, whose heart is sanctified by the Spirit of God, and who is versed in the Scriptures, can say how far matters, words, or actions, agree with true religion, better than any that lean to their own understandings. Job had spoken as if he meant wholly to justify himself. He that say, I have cleansed my hands in vain, does not only offend against God's children, Psalm 73:13-15, but gratifies his enemies, and says as they say.