Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
Explains that chance and circumstances, rather than righteousness, often determine success and protection.
Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Contradiction with Job 21:7
Describes how the wicked often live secure and prosperous lives, contradicting the idea that only the righteous are delivered by the Lord.
Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5
Observes that the wicked are often prospering and at ease, contrasting with the concept of deliverance for the righteous in distress.
Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1
Questions why the wicked prosper, challenging the notion of the righteous being consistently delivered.
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 Habakkuk 1:13
Questions how God tolerates treachery and allows the wicked to swallow up those more righteous, opposing the idea of divine deliverance and protection for the righteous.
Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]