what... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.
taketh away his soul. By. different division of the letters it means "when he lifteth up his soul to God", or "when God demandeth his soul".
his soul. himself; or, his life. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Related Commentaries of Job 27:8
Job 27:8
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?