¹² For who knows what is good for anyone in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow?^(A) Who can tell anyone what will happen after him under the sun?

Avoiding Extremes

¹⁵ In my futile life^[a] I have seen everything:^(A) someone righteous perishes in spite of his righteousness,^(B) and someone wicked lives long in spite of his evil.^(C)