שַׁ֜בְתִּי וְרָאֹ֣ה תַֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֣י לֹא֩ לַקַּלִּ֨ים הַמֵּר֜וֹץ וְלֹ֧א לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣ים הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְ֠גַם לֹ֣א לַחֲכָמִ֥ים לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְגַ֨ם לֹ֤א לַנְּבֹנִים֙ עֹ֔שֶׁר וְגַ֛ם לֹ֥א לַיֹּדְעִ֖ים חֵ֑ן כִּי־עֵ֥ת וָפֶ֖גַע יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃
Muli kong nakita sa ilalim ng araw na ang takbuhan ay hindi para sa matutulin, ni ang digmaan para sa malalakas, ni ang tinapay para sa marurunong, ni ang kayamanan para sa mga may unawa, ni ang paglingap para sa mga may kaalaman; sapagkat panahon at pagkakataon ang dumarating sa kanilang lahat.
Sha'arei Kedusha
To combat the third problem, acquire the quality of true trust in HaShem-יהו"ה, for HaShem-יהו"ה sees all man’s ways and recompenses him accordingly. Moreover, man’s actions and schemes are ineffectual in this, for “the race is not won by the swift.”289Ecclesiastes 9:11 Rather, give your needs over to HaShem-יהו"ה, as we say,290In the Rosh HaShanah liturgy “Happy is the man who does not forget You, and a person who strengthens in You, for those who seek You will never falter and those who find shelter in You will never be shamed.”