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

All of them go to one place: all of them originate from dust, and all of them return to dust.

I observed everyone who lives and walks on earth, along with the youth who will take the king's place.

Even if he lives a thousand years twice over without experiencing the best aren't all of them going to the same place?

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.