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Ecclesiastes 1
³ What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
⁴ A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.
⁵ Also, the sun rises and the sun sets; And hastening to its place it rises there again.
⁶ Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns.
⁷ All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, There they flow again.
⁸ All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing.
⁹ That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.
¹⁰ Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new"? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us.
¹¹ There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still.
¹² I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
¹³ And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.