Contradiction with Proverbs 11:25
While Job 26:2 questions the effectiveness of helping the powerless, Proverbs 11:25 encourages a generous person, suggesting that helping others is indeed impactful and rewarding.
Proverbs 11:25: The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. [liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing]
Contradiction with Galatians 6:9
Job 26:2 implies futility in aiding the weak, but Galatians 6:9 advises believers not to become weary in doing good, suggesting that such efforts are ultimately worthwhile.
Galatians 6:9: And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Contradiction with Matthew 25:40
Job 26:2 questions the power of offering assistance, whereas Matthew 25:40 emphasizes that helping the least is like helping Christ himself, indicating divine acknowledgment and impact.
Matthew 25:40: And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.
Contradiction with James 2:14-17
Job 26:2 reflects a sense of helplessness in supporting others, while James 2:14-17 underscores the importance of deeds, suggesting that faith without action, such as helping those in need, is dead.
James 2:14-17: What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Contradiction with Isaiah 58:10
Job 26:2 conveys the inadequacy of helping the powerless, but Isaiah 58:10 assures that offering oneself to the hungry and oppressed leads to light and guidance, contrasting with a feeling of ineffectiveness.
Isaiah 58:10: And [if] thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness [be] as the noonday: