Gregory the Dialogist

And let this be my consolation, that afflicting me with pain He spare not. The Elect, when they know that they have done unlawful things, but find upon careful examination that they have met with no afflictions in return for those unlawful deeds, with the immense force of their fear, are in a ferment with alarm, and labour and travail with dark misgivings, lest grace should have forsaken them for ever, seeing that no recompensing of their ill-doing keeps them safe in the present life; they fear lest the vengeance which is suspended …

Morals on the Book of Job, Book VII ↗

Thomas Aquinas

Since he said that the things he did not formerly want to touch had now become his food, he shows this must be understood to mean that death which was abhorrent to him, has now become something pleasant. So he continues, "This thought, at least, may give me comfort: that in afflicting me with pain, he will not spare me," i.e. he does not take away his hand, but leads me to death. He shows why he hopes for this when he continues, "And I will not deny the Holy One's decrees," i.e. …

Commentary on Job ↗