Ecclesiastes 7:17-19

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁷ I have seen all things in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness. And there is a wicked man who continues long in his malice.

¹⁸ Do not be overly righteous or make yourself overly wise. Why should you be desolate?

¹⁹ Be neither overly wicked nor foolish. Why should you not perish in your time?