Job

[The Grand Nudger]

Nudger said that in order to be consistent in my view I needed to be willing to give someone cancer, well I don't think that would make them stronger in the long term.

The soul forge disagrees...doesn't it?  Or is cancer one of the senseless purposeless things?  

 However, it has been proven that eating food which is unclean can make your immune system stronger, in the same way that a vaccine provides your body with a weakened version of a virus so that your immune system can learn how to fight that virus.

Ah, so the soul forge might not dole out cancer, but it's absolutely in the business of food poisoning?

Ultimately Job's faith was made stronger, not weaker, by the suffering poured out upon him. And would if one man's suffering could inspire 10,000 more to lead a more virtuous life as a result? Job is a book which separates the wheat from the chaff, those who just want rewards for doing the right thing might not make it through tribulation if they believe in a simple God who always punishes evil right away, and always rewards good here on earth. Sometimes we have to wait longer than we would like for God's justice to shine.

IDK about that, just on grounds of the narrative, Job went into it with a maximal faith.  That was sort of the reason for the bet between the two gods.  I do agree that stories like this can separate the wheat from the chaff - but probably not in the way you imagine.  As nomad comes directly to up above.

How long will job have to wait for justice?  The story ends and we never see it...though I'd suggest that waiting for justice from a being that cosigned the death of your family and your own physical agony to prove a thing to a coworker might be foolish.