Contradiction with Job 21:7
Asks why the wicked live and grow old, and become mighty in power, suggesting they do experience ease.
Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Contradiction with Psalm 37:20
States that the wicked shall perish and vanish like smoke, suggesting a contrast to enduring strength.
Psalm 37:20: But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD [shall be] as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. [the fat: Heb. the preciousness]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
States that it shall not be well with the wicked, implying eventual judgment or trouble.
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13: Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Contradiction with Isaiah 57:21
Declares there is no peace for the wicked, suggesting internal or existential turmoil.
Isaiah 57:21: [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.
Paradox #1
The contradiction, inconsistency, or conflict in this verse might be the perception of fairness. It could raise questions about why people who are perceived as wicked or unjust appear to live without struggles or troubles, while good people might suffer. This can create a conflict between the expectation of moral justice and the reality observed in the world.