Is there anything of which one might say,
“See this, it is new”?
Already it has existed for ages
Which were before us.

I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them, and even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him, for this too is vanity and striving after wind.

For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?

Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

I say, “Keep the command of the king because of the oath before God.

If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them”;

before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain;

Remember Him before the silver cord is broken and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the well is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed;