Ecclesiastes 9:10-12

New Century Version

¹⁰Whatever work you do, do your best, because you are going to the grave, where there is no working, no planning, no knowledge, and no wisdom.

Time and Chance

¹¹I also saw something else here on earth:
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 one does not always receive praise.
Time and chance happen to everyone.
¹²No one knows what will happen next.
Like a fish caught in a net,
    or a bird caught in a trap,
people are trapped by evil
    when it suddenly falls on them.