John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 27:18
He buildeth his house as a moth ,.... Which builds its house in a garment by eating into it, and so destroying it, and in time eats itself out of house and home, and however does not continue long in it, but is soon and easily shook out, or brushed off; so a wicked man builds himself an house, a stately palace, like Arcturus F12 כעש "quasi Arcturi", Junius & Tremellius; so Aben Ezra. ; so some render the words from Job 9:9 , a palace among the stars, an heavenly palace and... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 27:11-23
Job's friends had seen a great deal of the misery and destruction that attend wicked people, especially oppressors; and Job, while the heat of disputation lasted, had said as much, and with as much assurance, of their prosperity; but now that the heat of the battle was nearly over he was willing to own how far he agreed with them, and where the difference between his opinion and theirs lay. 1. He agreed with them that wicked people are miserable people, that God will surely reckon with cruel... read more