Ecclesiastes 7:15-17

Lexham English Bible

¹⁵ I have seen all these things in my vain life:
    Sometimes a righteous man perishes in spite of his righteousness,
        and sometimes a wicked man lives a long life in spite of his evil.
¹⁶ Do not be excessively^[a] righteous,
    and do not act excessively wise, lest you destroy yourself.
¹⁷ Do not act excessively wicked,
    and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.