4 He has the final word. So who can ask him, "What are you doing?"
5 No one who obeys his command will be harmed. Those who are wise will know the proper time and way to approach him.
6 There's a proper time and way for people to do everything. That's true even though a man might be suffering greatly.
7 No one knows what lies ahead. So who can tell a person what's going to happen?
8 He can't stop the wind from blowing. And he doesn't have the power to decide when he will die. No one is let out of the army in times of war. And evil won't let go of those who practice it.
9 I understood all of those things. I used my mind to study everything that's done on earth. A man sometimes makes life hard for others. But he ends up hurting himself.
10 I also saw sinful people being buried. They used to come and go from the place of worship. And others praised them in the city where they worshiped. That doesn't have any meaning either.