Commentary on Job, part 24 (the wrath of Elihu)

Next we turn to the appearance of Elihu, or Elius according to the rendering of the Septuagint. Stepanos attempts to explain the omission of any prior mention of this man with Job's friends. Elihu's anger is misplaced since he mistakenly perceived Job's protests as "excessively bold" (կարի համաձակ).

Elius, son of Barachiel the Buzite of the family of Aram, of the country of Ausit, was angered (32.2)

The narrator did not mention this man at the arrival of the friends either because he was not one of the friends of the righteous one, or when they came this man was already present as a relative and fellow countryman. It seems that he was a close relation among the grandchildren of Esau. He became very angry at Job because he justified himself before the Lord as though he were excessively bold. Who is justified before the Lord?