욥기 9:23의 미드라쉬

“When suddenly a scourge brings death,” (Job 9:23) Antoninus asked our teacher, Rabbi Judah the Prince, a question. He said to him, “What is the connection of “When suddenly a scourge brings death (to the second half of the verse, “he mocks as the innocent fail.”) Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi explained this with a parable: A king decreed that a person should receive a hundred lashes and would receive a hundred dinarim,, a dinar for each lash, (as long as he received all the lashes.) But no money ever left the king’s hand. In this way, he mocked the one who received lashes. Thus, “He mocks as the innocent fail."... he mocks as the innocent fail." (Job 9:23). Rav Acha said: When the righteous sit in tranquillity and desire to sit in tranquility in this world, the Satan comes and accuses, saying: “Is that which is set for (the righteous) in the World to Come not enough that they seek serenity in this world?” Know that this is certainly the case. Our Forefather, Jacob, sought to dwell in serenity in this world and the “Satan” [difficulty, impediment] of Joseph clung itself to Jacob. “And Jacob dwelt … etc.”(Gen 37:1) [actually is connected to]“I had no repose, no quiet, no rest, and trouble came” (Job 3:26) - I had no repose – from Esau; no quiet – from Laban; no rest - from Dinah; and trouble (lit. anger) came – the trouble of Joseph.