That which was, now is; and that which will be, already is; and God examines what has already taken place.

Never ask "Why does the past seem so much better than now?" because this question does not come from wisdom.

So I watched the wicked being entombed. They used to come in and out of the Holy Place, but now they are forgotten in the city, where they used to work. This, too, is pointless.

Now there was found within it a poor, but wise man. He delivered the city by his wisdom, but not one person remembered that poor man.