Ecclesiastes 9:11-13

International Standard Version

The race doesn’t go to the swift,
    nor the battle to the strong,
nor food to the wise,
    nor wealth to the smart,
nor recognition to the skilled.
    Instead, timing and circumstances meet them all.

Like fish captured in a cruel net,
    or as birds caught in a snare,
so also are human beings caught by bad timing
    that surprises them.