Ecclesiastes 9:11

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Summary

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.

Returned

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Malachi 3:18

That the race

But

General references

Ecclesiastes 9:13

Isaiah 40:30

Ezekiel 28:4

Bible References

Returned

So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly. For what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

That the race

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David.

And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle.

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel."For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom.

The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment.

His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

"The swift cannot flee away, nor the warrior escape; in the north by the river Euphrates they have stumbled and fallen.

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

But

The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them.

I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.

Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked?

Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?--

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?

all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?"

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

General references

I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;

by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;