Is the saying, “everything happens for a reason,” biblical?

Question:

The saying, "everything happens for a reason," is it biblical?

Answer:

Sometimes things happen by chance. God said, "I returned and saw under the sun that -- the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all" (Ecclesiastes 9:11).

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