Man Talk

Welcome to The Daily, where we go through the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every single day. Today, we’re looking at Ecclesiastes 9:11: Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. — Ecclesiastes 9:11 We like to think life is predictable. That hard work guarantees success. That wisdom leads to wealth. That strength always wins the battle. But this verse? It flips that thinking upside down. Solomon points out a frustrating reality—life doesn’t always go the way we expect. The fastest runner doesn’t always cross the finish line first. The strongest warrior can still lose the fight. The wisest man might struggle just to make ends meet. Why? Because time and chance happen to them all. Life is unpredictable. We can do everything right and still face setbacks. Plans fall apart. Opportunities slip through our fingers. Life isn’t a