Ecclesiastes 8:5-7

Expanded Bible

⁵ Whoever obeys the king’s command ·will be safe [experiences no harm/evil].
    A wise ·person does [^Lheart knows] the right thing at the right time.
⁶ There is a right time and a right way for everything [3:1–8; Prov. 15:23],
    yet people often have many troubles.
⁷ They do not know what the future holds,
    and no one can tell them ·what [or when it] will happen.