If I laughed on them they believed it not - There is considerable variety in the interpretation of this part of the verse. Dr. Good…

If I laughed on them. —That is, “They would not believe that I could be so affable to them, could so condescend to them—t…

[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not
Not that he at any time laughed at them, by way of derision; but when…

Being so honored and useful, Job had hoped to die in peace and honor, in a good old age. If such an expectation arises from lively faith in the pro…

Previously, Job had shown in general terms why it is not contrary to divine justice for the wicked to prosper while the good—who are given greater …