John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:20
Desire not the night ,.... Either in a literal sense, which Job might do; not for secrecy to commit sin, as the thief, murderer, and adulterer do; Elihu had no such suspicion of Job; nor for ease and rest, which he expected not; nor would his sores admit thereof; his nights were wearisome, and when come he wished they were gone, Job 7:2 ; but either for retirement, that he might muse and consider, and endeavour to search and find out the reason of God's dealing with men, in cutting off... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 36:19
Will he esteem thy riches? no , not gold, nor all the forces of strength. Riches can be of no account, nor bear any weight with God; for they are of him and come from him, and what he has a right to take away and dispose of as he pleases. These cannot ward off the stroke of death, or secure from it; nor can a man possessed of them carry them with him into the other world; nor will they profit in the day of wrath. Mr. Broughton renders it, "will he esteem thy nobleness?" so Junius and... read more