George Leo Haydock

To. Why is life given to? &c. The uncertainty whether a man be worthy of love or hatred, (Ecclesiastes ix. 1.) and whether he will persevere to the end, is what fills Job with distress; though we must trust that God will suffer none to be tempted above their strength, 1 Corinthians x. 13. — He finds himself surrounded with precipices, and in the dark. (Calmet) — So God often tries his faithful servants. (Du Hamel)