Ecc 9:11, Isa 30:16, Jer 9:23 | ESV | STEP | Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift , nor the battle to the strong , nor bread to the wise , nor riches to the intelligent , nor favor to those with knowledge , but time and chance happen to them all .

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Wisdom Better than Folly

11 ^aAgain I saw that under the sun ^bthe race is not to the swift, nor ^cthe battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and ^dchance ^ehappen to them all.

Isaiah 30:16

16 and you said,
“No! We will flee upon ^fhorses”;
therefore you shall flee away;
and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”;
therefore your pursuers shall be swift.

Jeremiah 9:23

23 Thus says the Lord: ^g“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,