Ecclesiastes 9:11-12

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. For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

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6 songs meet this passage

“He won the lottery and died the next day”
Ironic · Alanis Morissette
resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:11-12
Qoheleth likewise observes that time and chance befall everyone regardless of merit, the same bafflement the song voices about fate's randomness.
“Maybe we'll crash and burn”
Ordinary People · John Legend
resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:11
The song's admission that outcomes are uncertain, that effort doesn't guarantee success, echoes the Preacher's honest view of life's unpredictability.
We Will Rock You · Queen
strains against Ecclesiastes 9:11
The song's chant of triumphant self-assertion ('we will rock you') stands against the Preacher's reminder that human strength and victory are never fully in our own hands.
“Some'll win, some will lose”
Don't Stop Believin' (2024 Remaster) · Journey
resonates with Ecclesiastes 9:11
Both recognize the unpredictability of life's outcomes, a shared realism about chance and effort.
“We said that we would be the ones they talk about”
Soul Tied · Ashley Singh
strains against Ecclesiastes 9:11
The song treats a romantic promise as destiny guaranteed, while this passage reminds us that outcomes in life are not ours to secure by feeling or vow.
“we started at the bottom and now we're leading the way”
2 Legit 2 Quit (feat. Saja) · MC Hammer
strains against Ecclesiastes 9:11
The song credits success entirely to hustle and strength, while this passage reminds that outcomes aren't guaranteed by might alone.

6 songs meet this passage

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