¹² Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and prolong his days, yet I know that it will be well for those who fear God, for those who revere Him. ¹³ But it will not go well with the wicked, and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.

¹⁴ There is another enigma that occurs upon the earth: there are righteous people who are requited according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked people who are requited according to the work of the righteous. I said, “This also is meaningless.”