Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
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- Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Psalm 33:16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11 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.