5. Whoever obeys his command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the proper time and the right procedure.
6. For there is a proper time and right procedure for every matter, even though the trouble of man weighs heavy upon him.
7. Surely no one knows what will be, so who can tell anyone what will happen?
8. Just as no one can control the wind to restrain the wind, so also no one can control the day of his death. Just as no one is discharged in time of war, so wickedness will not deliver the wicked.
9. I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: sometimes those in authority harm others.
10. Meanwhile, I saw the wicked being honorably buried, but those who came and went from the holy place were forgotten in the city, even though they had done so. This also is vanity!
11. Because sentence against an evil deed is not carried out quickly, the heart of humans fills up within them to do evil.
12. Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God—because they fear his presence.