Ecclesiastes 9:12-14

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹² Certainly, no man knows his time. Like fish caught in a deadly net and like birds caught in a trap, people are trapped at an evil time which falls on them suddenly.

Wisdom Has Some Value

¹³ I also saw this example of wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.^{[a] 14} There was a small city that had few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built great siege works against it.