Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall He have pity on their orphans or on their widows; for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this [His] anger is not turned away, but [His] hand is yet exalted.

They shall break the bows of the young men; and they shall have no mercy on your children; nor shall their eyes spare your children.

A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.

The rich have become poor and hungry; but they that seek the Lord diligently shall not lack any good thing. Pause.

Behold, You have made my days old; and my existence [is] as nothing before You; indeed, every man living [is] altogether vanity. Pause.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.

And flight shall perish from the runner, and the strong shall not hold fast his strength, and the warrior shall not save his life;