English Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:14-17 English Standard Version (ESV)

14. In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

15. In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.

16. Be not overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

17. Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time?