Elihu probably did not understand the full significance of the ransom, even as prophets did not completely comprehend everything they wrote.
١٢ أَيُّ أَمَلٍ تُعْطِيهِ كَلِمَاتُ أَلِيهُو لِلْبَشَرِ عُمُومًا ؟‏