Contradiction with Proverbs 31:10
A virtuous woman is valued far above rubies, suggesting women have intrinsic value beyond transactional exchanges.
Proverbs 31:10: Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
Contradiction with Ephesians 5:25
Husbands are instructed to love their wives selflessly, contrasting the conditional work for marriage in Genesis 29:18.
Ephesians 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:5
Love is not self-seeking, contradicting the transactional nature of laboring for love as seen in Genesis 29:18.
1 Corinthians 13:5: Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Paradox #1
The moral conflict in this verse could be seen in the way it portrays relationships and marriage as transactional, where a man works for a set time in exchange for a woman's hand in marriage. This view might conflict with modern ideas about marriage based on mutual love and equality rather than a business-like arrangement.