Job 36:19

“Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.] Riches can be of no account, nor bear any weight with God; for they are of him and come from him, and what he has a right to take away and dispose of as he pleases. These cannot ward off the stroke of death, or secure from it; nor can a man possessed of them carry them with him into the other world; nor will they profit in the day of wrath. Mr. Broughton renders it, “will he esteem thy nobleness?” so Junius and Tremellius; thy noble birth, rank and station, thou hast had among men? Not at all. God is no respecter of persons; he regards not the noble and the rich more than the poor: and as for gold, the same may be…”

“forces of strength--that is, resources of wealth (Psa 49:7; Pro 11:4).”

“Will he esteem thy riches? - That is God will not regard thy riches as a reason why he should not cut you off, or as a ransom for your forfeited life. The reference here must be to the fact that Job “had been” a rich man, and the meaning is, either that God would not spare him because he “had been” a rich man, or that if he had now all the wealth which he once possessed, it would not be sufficient to be a ransom for his life. Nor all the forces of his strength - Not all that gives power and influence to a man - wealth, age, wisdom, reputation, authority, and rank. The meaning is, that God would not regard any of these when a man was rebellious in affliction, and refused in a proper manner to…”

“Thy riches - If thou hadst as much of them as ever. Forces - The strongest forces. Job 36:20”

“Will: Pro 10:2, Pro 11:4; Isa 2:20; Zep 1:18; Jam 5:3 nor all: Job 9:13, Job 34:20; Psa 33:16, Psa 33:17; Pro 11:21; Isa 37:36 Job 36:20”

“19 Shall thy crying place thee beyond distress, And all the efforts of strength? 20 Long not for the night to come, Which shall remove people from their place! 21 Take heed, incline not to evil; For this thou hast desired more than affliction. Those expositors who found in Job 36:18 the warning, that Job should not imagine that he would be able to redeem himself from judgment by a large ransom, go on to explain: will He esteem thy riches? (Farisol, Rosenm., Umbr., Carey, Ebr., and others); or: will thy riches suffice? (Hirz., Schlottm.); or some other way (Ew.). But apart from the want of connection of this insinuation, which is otherwise not mentioned in the book, and apart from the…”