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Ecclesiastes 9:11
New English Translation

Wisdom Cannot Protect against Seemingly Chance Events

11 Again,[a] I observed this on the earth:[b]
the race is not always[c] won by the swiftest,
the battle is not always won by the strongest;
prosperity[d] does not always belong to those who are the wisest,
wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning,
nor does success[e] always come to those with the most knowledge—
for time and chance may overcome[f] them all.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 9:11 tn Heb “I returned and.” In the Hebrew idiom, “to return and do” means “to do again.”
  2. Ecclesiastes 9:11 tn Heb “under the sun.”
  3. Ecclesiastes 9:11 tn The term “always” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation (five times in this verse) for clarity.
  4. Ecclesiastes 9:11 tn Heb “bread.”
  5. Ecclesiastes 9:11 tn Heb “favor.”
  6. Ecclesiastes 9:11 tn Heb “happen to.”
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