Charles Spurgeon Commentary Job 34:23

"For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment." — Job 34:23 (ASV)

For, if man were ill treated, and more were laid upon him than ought to be, he would have cause to enter into judgment with his Maker. But God will never compromise His own eternal holiness in such a way. He will not lay upon man more than is right.

You who are greatly afflicted, and in sore distress, ought to believe this; and if the Spirit of God will give you a full conviction of the truth of it, it will afford you great comfort.

The waves of your distress will come just as far as God wills, but at His bidding they must stay, as stays the sea in the fullness of its pride when Jehovah says to it, "Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further." Therefore, leave your case in His hands, for He will not lay upon you more than is right.