Ecclesiastes 6:10-12

Good News Translation

¹⁰ Everything that happens was already determined long ago, and we all know that you^[a] cannot argue with someone who is stronger than you. ¹¹ The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off. ¹² How can anyone know what is best for us in this short, useless life of ours—a life that passes like a shadow? How can we know what will happen in the world after we die?