In Gilgamesh suffering comes to the ones who abuse power. Both Gilgamesh and Enkidu have no mercy on others around them. Once killing Humbaba unjustly, they disrespect him even more, by taking his head on the raft. As punishment, Enkidu is forced into suffering until he dies. Just as the many have suffered with his carelessness for others.
In Job suffering comes to him to test his loyalty. God sees how much Job owns, and tests the loyalty he will uphold to God by taking away everything he has. Job suffers very much, but only to show that God is more powerful, and staying true to God through suffering will always pay.
Both Job and Gilgamesh undergo suffering because they are in power. In Gilgamesh Enkidu suffers death because he abused the power he had, and made others suffer also. In Job, although devote, had an incredible amount of material things he owned. Both in Job and Gilgamesh the ones suffering were in high points of power, and had to learn what it is like to lose it all.
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