Wisdom Superior to Folly

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

¹⁶ When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, how one’s eyes see sleep neither day nor night,

The Riddles of Life

¹⁵ In my vain life I have seen everything; there are righteous people who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked people who prolong their life in their evildoing.^(A)

The Frustration of Desires

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

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