Elihu wasn't finished. More like he was just getting warmed up to the challenge of pointing out the error of his "elders" words.
Remember, because of his age, he held back and let the older and wiser men speak, and then Job gave his rebuttal and they answered back. Here comes this young man who may not have had the years, but his truth quickly cut through the misinformation the old guys gave.
Here is something to which I can relate. While in general it can be said that "the older one is, the more one knows." But, the truth of the matter is that a really wise older person knows when they don't know, and consequently knows when to shutup and listen. Listening is the hard part, because all of us get set in our ways – young and old. Being set in our ways keeps us from hearing the truth.
The problem is that we get hung up on thinking we know more than the person talking, [more]and so we do not listen and actually think about what they are saying. It's not that Job was not listening, but that all that had been said up to this point was trashing or questioning God.
Elihu in these five chapters (32-37) makes it clear that the real issue was not that God was punishing Job, but rather that we (Job and his friends) don't have any right to question what God does.
Elihu's points probably sounded like fingernails on a chalk board to Job, Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar
[html]<ul><li>God does not do wickedness (34:10)</li>
<li>God will not prevert justice (34:12)</li>
<li>He cannot rule and hate justice (34:17)</li>
<li>Our righteousness is never more than God's (35:2 & 7)</li></ul>[/html]
As Elihu speaks in chapter 35, we see the might and power he attributes to God. His words are a reminder to Job and Company that God is in control, even if we don't want to acknowledge it. Elihu reminds us (even though he was speaking to them) that pride keeps us from hearing what God is saying to us or seeing what God has put in front of us. When we reach the point that we think we know more than God and want to order our own lives, then we are really in for trouble.
At the end of chapter 35, the Kid strikes with swiftness as he says "Job did not have anything to say – he just babbled words on and on. He talked about what he knew nothing about! A big fat waste of energy!"
Maybe the words of the Psalmist work better…"Let the words that I say and what I think about a lot be something that will make you happy God, for You are the rock upon which I want to set my life and You have redeemed me." (Psalm 19:14)