Contradiction with Psalm 37:35
This verse portrays the wicked spreading like a green bay tree, suggesting prosperity, which contradicts Job 5:3 that speaks of the foolish taking root but ultimately being cursed.
Psalm 37:35: I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. [a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
This verse questions why the way of the wicked prospers, contradicting Job 5:3 which implies the foolish are eventually brought to ruin.
Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:15
This verse observes a righteous man perishing in righteousness and a wicked man prolonging life, contrasting with Job 5:3 where the foolish are cursed suddenly.
Ecclesiastes 7:15: All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.
Contradiction with Psalm 92:7
This verse describes the wicked flourishing before being destroyed forever, which can contradict the implication of sudden destruction in Job 5:3.
Psalm 92:7: When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; [it is] that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Paradox #1
The contradiction in this verse could be seen in the idea that it suggests some people might seem to succeed or be happy, but then suddenly face ruin. This could conflict with the idea that good or bad outcomes are always deserved or the result of a person's actions, implying that fate or external forces play an unfair role in people's lives.