That which has been is that which shall be, and that which has been done is that which shall be done. And there is no new thing under the sun.

Is there a thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom and madness and folly. For what [can] the man [do] who comes after the king? [Even] that which has been done long ago.

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance forever, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how the wise man dies even as the fool!

That which is, has been long ago, and that which is to be, has long ago been. And God seeks again that which has passed away.

Whatever has been, the name of it was given long ago, and it is know what man is. Neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies. They have been given from one shepherd.

[This is] the end of the matter, all has been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man.