I returned and saw under the sun that -- The race [is] not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men:

I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just [man] who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked [man] who prolongs [life] in his wickedness.

When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on earth, even though one sees no sleep day or night,