Bava Batra 16B

ללדת, עולה לראש ההר כדי שיפול ממנה וימות; ואני מזמין לה נשר שמקבלו בכנפיו ומניחו לפניה, ואלמלי מקדים רגע אחד או מתאחר רגע אחד ⁠– מיד מת. בין רגע לרגע לא נתחלף לי, בין איוב לאויב נתחלף לי?!

to give birth she ascends to the top of a mountain so that the kid should fall down from her and die. And I summon her an eagle that receives it with his wings and places it before her; and if the eagle reached her one moment early or was one moment late, the kid would immediately die. Now, if I do not confuse one moment with another moment, would I confuse Iyov with oyev?

״חלל אילות תשמר״⁠ – אילה זו רחמה צר; בשעה שכורעת ללדת, אני מזמין לה דרקון שמכישה בבית הרחם, ומתרפה ממולדה; ואלמלי מקדים רגע אחד או מאחר רגע אחד מיד מתה. בין רגע לרגע לא נתחלף לי, בין איוב לאויב נתחלף לי?!

Similarly: “Can you mark when the hinds do calve?” (Job 39:1). The womb of this hind is narrow, which makes for a difficult delivery. When she squats to give birth, I summon her a snake [derakon] that bites her at the opening of the womb, which then becomes loose, and she gives birth, and if the snake reached her one moment early or was one moment late, she would immediately die. Now, if I do not confuse one moment with another moment, would I confuse Iyov with oyev?

״[איוב] לא בדעת ידבר, ודבריו לא בהשכל״; וכתיב: ״כי לא דברתם אלי נכונה כעבדי איוב״! אמר רבא: מכאן שאין אדם נתפס בשעת צערו.

The Talmud comments: On the one hand, the text states: “Job has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom” (Job 34:35). But on the other hand, it is written with regard to Job’s friends: “You have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, like my servant Job” (Job 42:8). Rava said: From here it may be inferred that a person is not held responsible for what he says when he is in distress. Although Job uttered certain words that were wrong and inappropriate, he was not punished for them because he said them at a time of pain and hardship.