Thomas Aquinas

So Job has explained his idea in a gradual order, first showing in Chapter Nineteen (v. 25) that the hope of the just tends to reward of the future life. Here he expresses the opinion that punishment is reserved for evil men after death, and so from both sides, after refuting the opinion of his adversaries he says, "How can you then console me in vain?" by promising temporal prosperity, "when your answer has been shown to be contrary to the truth?" in that you say rewards and punishments are assigned to men in this life, which has …

Commentary on Job ↗