And the words would have wounded somewhere deep within. Yes, what Eliphaz says is partly true. His theological analysis has merit, painful as it is to admit. God does punish wickedness and transgression. Sometimes that comes immediately.
Instant retribution is a very disturbing fact.
Eliphaz has applied a truth without distinction. He has failed as a counselor to discern the facts. It has failed to discern exceptions. Eliphaz had no room in his system for the story, as recorded in John 9, of the man born blind. In answer to the query of the disciples as to who had sinned, the man or his parents, Jesus said it was neither.