John Gill Commentary Job 36:13

"But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them." — Job 36:13 (ASV)

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath
Or "and the hypocrites" ^F19 ; for these are the same with the disobedient in (Job 36:12) ; who seem to be righteous, but are not; pretend to what they have not; have a double heart, (Psalms 12:2) , or say one thing with their mouth, and mean another thing in their hearts; or with their mouths draw nigh to God, but their hearts are far from him, (Matthew 15:8) ; and so hypocrites, at least outwardly righteous before men, but inwardly full of wickedness, as the Pharisees were, whom our Lord often calls hypocrites, (Matthew 15:7) (16:3) (22:18) : these "put" or add wrath, as Aben Ezra interprets it; they increase the wrath of God; or, as we express it, heap up wrath; or, to use the apostle's phrase, treasure up wrath against the day of wrath.

Though some understand it of the wrath of the hypocrites against God for afflicting them; so Jarchi. When afflictions come upon them, they reproach and blaspheme; they are angry with God and are wrathful, and quarrel at his dealings with them: "they put the nose" ^F20 ; so it may be literally rendered; they erect that against God, and point it at him in a proud, haughty, wrathful, and contumacious manner;

they cry not when he bindeth them ;
in fetters and cords of affliction, (Job 36:8) ; or when he corrects them, as Mr. Broughton rightly as to the sense renders it: they pray not, as Ben Gersom interprets it; whereas sanctified afflictions bring good men to the throne of grace, who have been too long absent from it: but these men cry not unto God for grace and mercy, help, assistance, and deliverance; they cry out against God, but not unto him.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F19: (ypnxw) "et hypocritae", Montanus; "et loripedes", Schultens.
• F20: (Pa wmyvw) "ponent nasum", Montanus; "ponunt nasum". Schultens.