Suffering of the Innocent / Righteous

Job 1:20-22

“At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.'”

Isaiah 53:3-5

“He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered his punishment something done by God.”

Quran 2:155

“And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, 'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.'”

Bhagavad Gita 2:19

“Those who think this Self is the killer and those who think it is killed do not understand. It is not killed, nor does it kill. It is eternal, undying, immortal, and permanent.”

Milindapanha (King Milinda's Questions)

“Suffering comes not from evil intent but from attachment and ignorance. The righteous may suffer physically, but their wisdom and compassion free them spiritually from the bonds of suffering.”

Avesta (righteous amid struggle)

“The righteous who follow Ahura Mazda's path may face trials and tribulations from Angra Mainyu, the destructive spirit. But their faith sustains them, and ultimately they will triumph in the cosmic conflict.”