I turned back and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift ones, and the battle not to the mighty ones, and not even bread to the wise one, and not even riches to discerning ones; and not even favor to ones knowing. For time and occurrence happen to them all.
And Egypt is a man, and not God. And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. And Jehovah stretches out His hand, and both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall; and together they all shall be finished.
Because ones devastating has come on her, on Babylon, and is capturing her mighty men, their bows are shattered; for Jehovah the God of recompenses repaying shall repay.
I saw the Lord standing by the altar. And He said, Strike the capital, and the thresholds will shake; and cut them off on the head of all of them. And I will kill the last of them with the sword. Fleeing not one of them will flee, and not a fugitive of them will escape.
And I will overturn the throne of the kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. And I will overturn the chariots and those riding in them, and the horses and those riding will come down, each man by the sword of his brother.
And they shall be like mighty ones who trample the mud of the open places in the battle. And they shall fight because Jehovah is with them, and they shall make the riders of horses ashamed.