4 The king's word is law. No one can ask him, “Why are you doing this?”
5 If you obey the king, you will stay out of trouble. So be wise and learn what to do and when to do it.
6 Life is hard, but there is a time and a place for everything,
7 though no one can tell the future.
8 We cannot control the wind or determine the day of our death. There is no escape in time of war, and no one can hide behind evil.
9 I noticed all this and thought seriously about what goes on in the world. Why does one person have the power to hurt another?
10 I saw the wicked buried with honor, but God's people had to leave the holy city and were forgotten. None of this makes sense.