Kohelet 7:15-17

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁵ All things have I seen in the yamim of my hevel; there is a tzaddik that perisheth in his tzedakah, and there is a rasha that prolongeth his life in his ra’ah.

¹⁶ Do not be over much the tzaddik nor over much the chacham; why cause thyself desolation?

¹⁷ Be not over much resha, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?