"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 favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Here it is in modern English:
Objective consideration of contemporary phenomena compels the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity, but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must invariably be taken into account."
No. In modern english that dogs and cats can read:
Gee, some guys just anin't as fast as other sand yet the get all the dough. I don't think it's fair. Well, I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.
Carrol