# Is it according to your desires that God must punish that person?

Elihu is rebuking Job. Alternate translation: "God does not need to punish that person according to your desires." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# you reject this

Another possible meaning is "you reject God" or "you do not want God to punish you."

# what it is that you know

"what you are thinking about this"