I recently finished reading the book of Job. The predominant world view of Job’s three friends is that God rewards those who do well and punishes those who do evil. Thus, Job’s friends tell him if he would just repent, things would be well for him again. I think it was also Job’s world view, which is why he struggled to make sense of his suffering—he repeatedly insists he’s was not aware of any sin he needed to repent of. (This attitude irks his friends so much they end up accusing him of evil!) When Elihu joins the conversation, he focuses on the fact that God is greater than man and does not have to give an account to anyone for what he does, but he also makes it clear that he, too, believes Job has sinned. God, however, does not accuse Job of sin.
When God has finished speaking, Job is satisfied. It is not because he now understands why he has experienced such suffering; God never addresses that question. But Job does have an experience of hearing God and I think that’s what he needed most. This is true for me, too. When life is hard, I don’t so much need to know why it’s hard as to know that God is near and still cares, to hear his voice and know he has not forgotten me.