The race is not to the swift
    or the battle to the strong,^(A)
nor does food come to the wise^(B)
    or wealth to the brilliant
    or favor to the learned;
but time and chance^(C) happen to them all.^(D)

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom^(A)
    or the strong boast of their strength^(B)
    or the rich boast of their riches,^(C)

³⁰ There is no wisdom,^(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.^(B)

³¹ The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but victory rests with the Lord.^(C)

³⁷ Who can speak and have it happen
    if the Lord has not decreed it?^(A)
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that both calamities and good things come?^(B)

¹¹ The lowly he sets on high,^(A)
    and those who mourn^(B) are lifted^(C) to safety.
¹² He thwarts the plans^(D) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.^(E)
13 He catches the wise^(F) in their craftiness,^(G)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.^(H)
14 Darkness^(I) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.^(J)