There is no remembrance of those who came before;
and of those who will come after
there will also be no remembrance
by those who follow them.

Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the man be like who comes after the king? He will do what has already been done.

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?

For who knows what is good for man in life, in the few days of his futile life that he spends like a shadow? Who can tell man what will happen after him under the sun?

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man cannot discover anything that will come after him.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live—after that they go to the dead.

Yet the fool multiplies words.
No one knows what will happen,
and who can tell anyone what will happen after him?

Send your bread on the surface of the waters,
for after many days you may find it.

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