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Ecclesiastes 9:11-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Ecclesiastes 9:11-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
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 favour to the skilful; but time and chance happen to them all. 12 For no one can anticipate the time of disaster. Like fish taken in a cruel net, and like birds caught in a snare, so mortals are snared at a time of calamity, when it suddenly falls upon them.
Wisdom Superior to Folly
13 I have also seen this example of wisdom under the sun, and it seemed important to me.
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New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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