Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 11:20

"But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost." — Job 11:20 (ASV)

As the giving up of the ghost. —Omit the as of comparison; or do so, and adopt the marginal reading. Thus ends the first part of this mighty argument, the first canto of this grand poem.