“Eliphaz adds, "No stranger marched against them," that is, the wise are those who enjoy peace and transmit it to their descendants. "No stranger marched against them." This means they made no war nor saw any fight nor knew any revolt, but they stood with nobility and bravery. They did not only survive but also possess…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 15:17-23B
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19Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
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17I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
18Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
— Job 15:19 —
20The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.