Ecclesiastes 7:17

17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a simpleminded fool. Why should you ^adie before your time?

Ecclesiastes 7:18

18 It is good that you seize one thing and also not ¹let go of the other; for the one who ^afears God comes forth with ²both of them.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

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11 I again saw under the sun that the ^arace is not to the swift and the ^bbattle is not to the mighty, and neither is bread to the wise nor ^criches to the discerning nor favor to men who know; for time and ^dmisfortune overtake them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

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12 Moreover, man does not ^aknow his time: like fish seized in an evil net and ^bbirds seized in a trap, so the sons of men are ^censnared at an evil time when it ^dsuddenly falls on them.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

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Cast Your Bread on the Waters

^aCast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you ^awill find it ¹after many days.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

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6 Sow your seed ^ain the morning and do not put your hands down in the evening, for you do not know whether ¹morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

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13 The end of the matter, all that has been heard: ^afear God and ^bkeep His commandments, because this is the end of the matter for ^call mankind.