Ecclesiastes 9:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

Young's Literal Translation
I have turned so as to see under the sun, that not to the swift [is] the race, nor to the mighty the battle, nor even to the wise bread, nor even to the intelligent wealth, nor even to the skilful grace, for time and chance happen with them all.

King James Bible
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Hebrew
I saw
וְרָאֹ֣ה (wə·rā·’ōh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7200: To see

something else
שַׁ֜בְתִּי (šaḇ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

under
תַֽחַת־ (ṯa·ḥaṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the sun:
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ (haš·še·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

The race
הַמֵּר֜וֹץ (ham·mê·rō·wṣ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4793: A running, a race

is not
לֹא֩ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to the swift,
לַקַּלִּ֨ים (laq·qal·lîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7031: Light, swift, fleet

nor the battle
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

to the strong;
לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣ים (lag·gib·bō·w·rîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

neither [is]
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the bread
לֶ֙חֶם֙ (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

to the wise,
לַחֲכָמִ֥ים (la·ḥă·ḵā·mîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2450: Wise

nor
וְגַ֨ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the wealth
עֹ֔שֶׁר (‘ō·šer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6239: Wealth

to the intelligent,
לַנְּבֹנִים֙ (lan·nə·ḇō·nîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

nor
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the favor
חֵ֑ן (ḥên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective

to the skillful;
לַיֹּדְעִ֖ים (lay·yō·ḏə·‘îm)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3045: To know

rather,
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

time
עֵ֥ת (‘êṯ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

and chance
וָפֶ֖גַע (wā·p̄e·ḡa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6294: Occurrence, chance

happen
יִקְרֶ֥ה (yiq·reh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers

to all.
כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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