The sun rises and the sun sets;
panting, it returns to its place
where it rises.

All the streams flow to the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
The streams are flowing to the place,
and they flow there again.

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

And if he lives a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?

In such circumstances, I saw the wicked buried. They came and went from the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they did so. This too is futile.

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place,
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain on the earth;
whether a tree falls to the south or the north,
the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.