Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge — Elihu concludes his speech with a dismissal of Job's complaint as vacuous and uninformed. The charge of speaking 'without knowledge' will be echoed in God's own interrogation of Job (38:2: 'Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?'), suggesting that Elihu partially anticipates the divine critique. Yet God's subsequent vindication of Job over against the friends complicates any simple identification of Elihu's judgment with God's. The verse closes Elihu's contribution to the dialogue on a harsh note, preparing readers for the radical shift of divine speech that follows.

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