Although Job was “a man blameless and upright, ” at times his words betrayed a wrong viewpoint, which Elihu noted when he reproved Job for“ declaring his own soul righteous rather than God. ”
برای مثال ،‏ اَلِیهُو متوجه شده بود که ایّوب « خویشتن را از خدا عادل‌تر » می‌نماید و او را توبیخ کرد .‏