Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

Common English Bible

¹⁵ I have seen everything in my pointless lifetime: the righteous person may die in spite of their righteousness; then again, the wicked may live long in spite of their wickedness. ¹⁶ Don’t be too righteous or too wise, or you may be dumbfounded.^{[a] 17} Don’t be too wicked and don’t be a fool, or you may die before your time. ¹⁸ It’s good that you take hold of one of these without letting go of the other because the one who fears God will go forth with both.