The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that there is no reason for people to do things that will cause them to die early. This question can be written as a statement. AT: "There is no reason for you to die sooner than you should." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
This speaks of striving to be wise as if "wisdom" were an object that a person could hold on to. AT: "commit yourself to this wisdom" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
This speaks of striving to be righteous as if "righteousness" were an object that a person could hold on to. AT: "you should not stop trying to be righteous" or "you should keep trying to be righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])