Ийова 2:9 Каббала: Sha'arei Orah

This is what our sages meant when they said,¹¹Talmud Bavli, Rosh HaShanah 11a, and see Rashi there. “All the acts of creation (Ma’aseh Bereishit) were created with their knowledge, with their full stature, and with their reason and consent.” “With their knowledge” – means that they understood what will be with them. “With their full stature” – means that they understood what the size of their body and the form of their limbs would be. “With their reason and consent” – means that they desired and agreed to accept it all upon themselves.

We now will reveal a hidden and concealed secret. Torah states, “You shall not curse Elohi”m-אלהי״ם,” and although the simple meaning of the verse is not to curse a judge-Dayan-דיין, nevertheless, another matter is also hinted here. That is, if a person is smitten, afflicted, has any lacking or becomes ill, even if the illness is life-threatening, he must not turn to the Upper Court of Law called Elohi”m-אלהי״ם, which is the place of true judgment and justice, with brazenness, heaven forbid. He should not speak with contempt and blasphemy, saying, “God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם has judged all this Above. It is by His word that all these afflictions have come upon me,” lest in his rashness he will revile his mouth without constraint, like Iyov’s wife, who said to him,⁸⁴Job 2:9 “Are you still holding on to your simplicity? Blaspheme God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם and die.” One should rather respond [to suffering] as Job responded to her,⁸⁵Job 2:10 “Shall we accept the good from God-Elohi”m-אלהי״ם but not the bad?”