Ecclesiastes 9:11-13

New Century Version

¹¹ I also saw something else here on earth:
The fastest runner does not always win the race,
    the strongest soldier does not always win the battle,
the wisest does not always have food,
    the smartest does not always become wealthy,
    and the talented one does not always receive praise.
Time and chance happen to everyone.
¹² No one knows what will happen next.
Like a fish caught in a net,
    or a bird caught in a trap,
people are trapped by evil
    when it suddenly falls on them.