me.rots denotes the contest whose outcome is said not to belong simply to the swift.

The attested use names a contest set beside battle, food, riches, and favor, with Ecclesiastes 9:11 stating that its result is not simply for the swift.

1. A contest not secured by swiftness · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 9:11, the masculine singular absolute noun stands in the clause contrasting the contest with those who are swift; the APB renders the clause, “the race is not to the swift,” before adding that time and chance meet them all.

   Ecclesiastes 9:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 9:11, the APB presents the clause as “the race is not to the swift.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall comparison rather than isolating every contribution of the noun.