Ecclesiastes 1:3–11

^3aWhat advantage does man have in all his work

Which he does under the sun?

⁴A generation goes and a generation comes,

But the ^aearth ¹remains forever.

⁵Also, ^athe sun rises and the sun sets;

And ¹hastening to its place it rises there again.

^61aBlowing toward the south,

Then turning toward the north,

The wind continues ²swirling along;

And on its circular courses the wind returns.

⁷All the rivers ¹flow into the sea,

Yet the sea is not full.

To the place where the rivers flow,

There they flow again.

⁸All things are wearisome;

Man is not able to tell it.

^aThe eye is not satisfied with seeing,

Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

^9aThat 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.

¹⁰Is there anything of which one might say,

“See this, it is new”?

Already it has existed for ages

Which were before us.

¹¹There is ^ano remembrance of ¹earlier things;

And also of the ²later things which will occur,

There will be for them no remembrance

Among those who will come later still.