Ecc 9:11 | MHM | STEP | The Disappointment of Hopes. Solomon continues to show that life is uncertain and that we cannot control what will happen. Even if we work hard and use all our skills, the results are still in God’s hands, not ours. He reminds us that we should do our best, but we must also trust God with the outcome, because things often turn out differently than we expect. v. 11 : Solomon says that people are often disappointed, even when they have every reason to expect success. 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 happen to them all . Fast runners do not always win, strong soldiers do not always get victory, and wise or skilled people do not always become rich or successful. Sometimes, things happen that no one can predict, and even the best plans fail. This teaches us to depend on God, not just on our own abilities.

‏ Ecclesiastes 9:11

The Disappointment of Hopes.

Solomon continues to show that life is uncertain and that we cannot control what will happen. Even if we work hard and use all our skills, the results are still in God’s hands, not ours. He reminds us that we should do our best, but we must also trust God with the outcome, because things often turn out differently than we expect.

v. 11: Solomon says that people are often disappointed, even when they have every reason to expect success. 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 happen to them all . Fast runners do not always win, strong soldiers do not always get victory, and wise or skilled people do not always become rich or successful. Sometimes, things happen that no one can predict, and even the best plans fail. This teaches us to depend on God, not just on our own abilities.