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Job 36:11

Western Saints

Gregory the Dialogist

If they shall hear and observe Him, they shall fulfil their days in good, and their years in glory; but if they shall not hear, they shall pass away by the sword, and shall be consumed with folly. By 'good,' is designated right conduct, but by 'glory,' heavenly recompense. They, then, who study to obey the Divine commands, fulfil their days in good, and their years in glory. Because they pass the course of this life in right deeds, and perfect their consummation by a blessed retribution. …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXVI ↗

Thomas Aquinas

He shows the fruit of this penance when he says, "If they listen," taking it to heart, "and they observe it," completing it with works, they will be brought back to their former state and so "they will complete their days in the good," of virtue and earthly prosperity, "and their years in the glory" of the earth.

Commentary on Job ↗