11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. …
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? …
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. …
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-12)The preacher here, for a further proof of the vanity of the world, and to convince us that all our works are in the hand of God , and not in our 4563 own hand, shows the uncertainty and contingency of future events, and how often they contradict the prospects we have of them. He had exhorted us (Eccl. 9:10) to do what we have to do with all our might ; but here he reminds us that, when we have don…
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