Nachdaily: 5 Minute Perek Of Tanach Covering The Entire Navi. Sefer Yehoshua, Shoftim, Shmuel, Melachim, Yeshaya, Yirmiya, Ye

This perek marks the end of the first round of debates between Iyov and his friends. So far we had heard from Elifaz, Bildad and Tzofar on why bad things happen to good people. This is the last response to them in the first round. In the following perakim, another round of debates between Iyov and his friends will be more focused on why good things happen to bad people. As we mentioned in the introduction to Iyov, if only bad things happened to good people, it would show that good people suffer as tikkun for the next world. What's so difficult and confusing for us is good things happening to bad people. There are so many exceptions to the “rules” that reasons can't really be pinned down. This is exactly at the crux of the ensuing debates, because at the end of the day ‘proofs’ can be found for differing opinions. The perek opens with Iyov continuing his response to Tzofar. He explains that man is too insignificant for God’s concern. We are born from woman and our lives are short lived, so why should He c