Contradiction with Job 3:26
Job feels that his suffering is continuous and finds no rest or peace, contradicting the notion of a "light affliction" that is temporary.
Job 3:26: I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Contradiction with Psalm 13:1-2
The psalmist expresses a feeling of enduring suffering and being forgotten by God, contrasting the idea that suffering is momentary.
Psalm 13:1-2: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:17
Ecclesiastes describes a sense of futility and hatred of life due to labor and sorrow, contradicting the concept of temporary affliction leading to glory.
Ecclesiastes 2:17: Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:17-18
The author feels deprived of peace and strength, and his future hope seems cut off, which opposes the promise of temporal affliction leading to eternal glory.
Lamentations 3:17-18: And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. [prosperity: Heb. good]
Contradiction with Matthew 5:4
"Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." This indicates that comfort is necessary because of ongoing mourning, suggesting affliction is significant, not light or momentary.
Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.