During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.

Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.