Ecclesiastes 7:13-15

New International Reader's Version

Who can make straight
    what he has made crooked?
¹⁴ When times are good, be happy.
    But when times are bad, here’s something to think about.
God has made bad times.
    He has also made good times.
So no one can find out anything
    about what’s ahead for them.

I’ve seen godly people dying
    even though they are godly.
And I’ve seen sinful people living a long time
    even though they are sinful.