Thomas Aquinas

But the adversity appears to be much greater and so he continues, "Like the sands on the sea," which means without parallel, "this", i.e. the calamity, "could not equal them," i.e. if the opinion of Eliphaz were true and the adversities of this world are inflicted only because of sin, since it is apparent that many wicked men suffer light adversities, Job's sins seem next to nothing in comparison with theirs. …

Commentary on Job ↗