Ecclesiastes 9:11-12

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¹¹ I also ·saw [^Lturned and observed] something else ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun; 1:3]:
The fastest runner does not always win the race,
    the strongest soldier does not always win the battle,
the wisest does not always have food,
    the smartest does not always become wealthy,
    and the ·talented [intelligent] one does not always receive ·praise [favor].
Time and chance happen to everyone.
¹² No one knows ·what will happen next [^Lhis time].
Like a fish caught in a cruel net,
    or a bird caught in a trap,
people are trapped ·by evil [or in an evil time]
    when it suddenly falls on them.