Elihu notes that garments become hot when there is 'calm from the south,' asking whether Job would do similar things if he could. This verse introduces a pragmatic consideration: human beings cannot control weather, yet God can. The question whether Job would do similar things if he could seems to suggest that Job should admire divine power even if he cannot fully understand it. Yet the verse also raises questions: inability to do something is not the same as inability to evaluate it. Job cannot create weather, yet this does not prevent him from questioning whether divine weather is just. The verse demonstrates how Elihu's arguments sometimes shift from moral evaluation to mere assertion of power.

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