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I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning, nor favor to the skillful; for time and chance overtake them all.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Read these six verses together to understand the writer's meaning, and compare (Ecclesiastes 2:1–12).

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Romans 9:16

Chance. —Elsewhere only in 1 Kings 5:4

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I returned, and saw under the sun The wise man returned to his former subject, concerning the same events happening to al…