Job 15:29 - Exposition

He shall not be rich ; i.e. he shall not increase, or maintain, his riches. Neither shall his substance continue , His riches shall make themselves wings, and take their departure. Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth ; rather, neither shall their possessions be extended upon the earth. (So Rosenmuller, Professor Lee, and Renan.) The transition from the singular to the plural is not unusual, when it is a class, and not an individual, that is really spoken of.