איוב, פרק ל״ד, פסוק י״ב

A fundamental principle of divine justice is the absolute certainty that God acts with perfect fairness and does not pervert the law. It is a factual reality that God will never punish an innocent person as if they were wicked [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Furthermore, He will never bend the rules of justice even slightly to deny anyone the exact reward they have rightfully earned [מצודת דוד].

Beyond the justice applied to individual actions, this absolute fairness extends to the scale of the entire universe. From a broader cosmic perspective, even if God were to destroy the Earth and end all life upon it to sustain the general existence of reality, this would not be considered an act of wickedness or a corruption of justice. The Earth is entirely insignificant when compared to the vastness of creation as a whole. Therefore, gathering the souls of the living back to God is viewed simply as part of the natural, overarching order of reality [מלבי״ם].

This unwavering justice also applies directly to the specific suffering of Job in relation to the Israelites. One might mistakenly suspect that God brought pain upon Job simply to distract the Accuser, thereby sparing the Israelites from harm. However, God's different attributes completely reject this idea. Operating through His attribute of kindness, God would never unjustly condemn a blameless man like Job merely to perform a favor for the Israelites. At the same time, operating through His attribute of strict justice, God would never pervert the law by harming the innocent Job while simultaneously turning a blind eye to the actual sins of the Israelites [אלשיך].