"Have you listened in the council of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?" Eliphaz asks whether Job has been present in God's decision-making, implying that he has not. Job claims insight into divine purposes, but Eliphaz suggests this is pretentious. The verse returns to the friends' earlier theme: they claim access to traditional wisdom about how God operates; Job claims direct experience; neither can be verified, but Eliphaz privileges tradition.

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