Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 24:1

"Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?" — Job 24:1 (ASV)

Why, seeing times are not hidden. —Job, in this chapter, voices this perplexity, as it arises not only from his own case but from a survey of God’s dealings with the world generally. “Why is it,” he asks, “since times and events are not hidden from the Almighty, that those who know Him—that is, believe in and love Him—do not see His days?”—that is, His days of retribution and judgment. Even those who love and serve God are as perplexed about His principles of government as those who do not know Him. It should be observed that the position of the second negative in the Authorised Version of this verse renders it highly ambiguous to the majority of readers. This ambiguity would entirely disappear if we read see not instead of “not see.”