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14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one side by side with the other, so that man may not find out anything that shall be after him.

15 I have seen everything in the days of my vanity (my emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility): there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in [spite of] his evildoing.

16 Be not [morbidly exacting and externally] righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear] overwise—why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself [with presumptuous self-sufficiency]?

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14 When times are good, be happy;
    but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
    as well as the other.(A)
Therefore, no one can discover
    anything about their future.

15 In this meaningless life(B) of mine I have seen both of these:

the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
    and the wicked living long in their wickedness.(C)
16 Do not be overrighteous,
    neither be overwise—
    why destroy yourself?

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