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Ecclesiastes 9:11-13
Evangelical Heritage Version
Ecclesiastes 9:11-13
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 I looked again and saw that under the sun the race is not won by the swift, nor the battle by the strong. Food is not given to the wise, nor is wealth given to those who have good judgment, nor is success given to those who have knowledge, because time and chance come upon all of them.
12 Certainly, no man knows his time. Like fish caught in a deadly net and like birds caught in a trap, people are trapped at an evil time which falls on them suddenly.
Wisdom Has Some Value
13 I also saw this example of wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 9:13 Literally and it was great to me
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