Lest you say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man, expressing Elihu's dismissal of the potential objection that God alone can answer Job, asserting that human wisdom must attempt response even if ultimate vindication comes from God. The concern about saying we have found wisdom suggests Elihu's awareness of the temptation to default to divine action. The notion that God may vanquish him suggests acknowledgment that Job's ultimate judgment rests with God. The verse establishes Elihu's position that human argument is necessary even if divine judgment is ultimate.

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