¹³ I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed great to me.

¹⁶ When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see ^(A)the business that is done on earth, how neither ^(B)day nor night do one's eyes see sleep,

¹⁵ In my ^(A)vain^[a] life I have seen everything. There is ^(B)a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who ^(C)prolongs his life in his evildoing.

6 ^(A)There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind:

Wisdom Better Than Folly

^11 (A)Again I saw that under the sun ^(B)the race is not to the swift, nor ^(C)the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and ^(D)chance ^(E)happen to them all.