Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 15:20

20. The wicked man travelleth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor .

i. e. Lives a life of care, and fear, and grief, by reason of God's W[illegible: 1+ letters]ath, and the Torments of his own Mind, and his manif[illegible: 1+ letters]ld and dreadful outward Calamities.

i. e. He knows not how short the time of his tyranny and life is, and therefore lives in continual fear of losing them. The number of a good man's years are also hid from him as well as they are from the wicked men: But to those this is a great torment and mischief; whereas it is not so to him. Or, and a few years (Heb. a number of years, put by a common Hypallage, for years of number; as few years are called, Iob 16. 22. because they are soon numbred; as men of number, is put for a few men, Gen▪ 34. 30. Deut. 4. 27. & 33. 6.) are laid, or treas[illegible: 1+ letters]d up; i. e. are allotted to him by God's secret Counsel; for God cuts off such men in the midst of their days, Psalm 55. 23. whereas long-life is promised and commonly given to righteous men.

i. e. To the wicked man: but he names this one sort of them, the Oppressors, partly because he supposed Iob to be guilty of this sin, Chap. 22. 6. partly in opposition to what Iob had affirmed of the safety and happiness of such persons, Chap. 12. 6. and partly because such are most apt to expect and promise to themselves a longer and happier life than other men, because of their singular preservatives and advantages of life above other men.