Job 14:21

“His sons come to honour, etc.] Or “are multiplied” f612, (see Na 3:15); their families increase like a flock, become very numerous, which was reckoned a great blessing; or “become heavy” f613; being loaded with gold and silver, with riches and honour, raised to great grandeur and dignity, and possessed of much wealth and large estates: and he knoweth [it] not; the man whose countenance is changed and sent away into another world; for the dead know nothing of the affairs of this life; a good man indeed after death knows more of God and Christ, of the doctrines of grace, and mysteries of Providence; but he knows nothing of the affairs of his family he has left behind: some understand this of a…”

“One striking trait is selected from the sad picture of the severance of the dead from all that passes in the world (Ecc 9:5), namely, the utter separation of parents and children.”

“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not - He is unacquainted with what is passing on the earth. Even should that occur which is most gratifying to a parent’s heart; should his children rise to stations of honor and influence, he would not be permitted to enjoy the happiness which every father feels when his sons do well. This is suggested as one of the evils of death. They are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them - He is not permitted to sympathize with them, or to sustain them in their trials. This is another of the evils of death. When his children need his counsel and advice, he is not permitted to give it. He is taken away from his family, and revisits them no more.…”

“Knoweth not - Either is ignorant of all such events: or, is not concerned or affected with them. A dead or dying man minds not these things. Next: Job Chapter 15”

“he knoweth it not: Sa1 4:20; Psa 39:6; Ecc 2:18, Ecc 2:19, Ecc 9:5; Isa 39:7, Isa 39:8, Isa 63:16 Job 14:22”