14 (A)On the day of prosperity be happy,
But (B)on the day of adversity consider:
God has made the one as well as the other
So that a person will (C)not discover anything that will come after him.

15 I have seen everything during my [a](D)lifetime of futility; there is (E)a righteous person who perishes in his righteousness, and there is (F)a wicked person who prolongs his life in his wickedness. 16 Do not be excessively (G)righteous, and do not (H)be overly wise. Why should you ruin yourself?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:15 Lit days

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