The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.

All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.

And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.

All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.

I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.

And though he goes on living a thousand years twice over and does not see good, are not the two going to the same place?

And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.

Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.

If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.

If the clouds are full of rain, they send it down on the earth; and if a tree comes down to the south, or the north, in whatever place it comes down, there it will be.

And he is in fear of that which is high, and danger is in the road, and the tree is white with flower, and the least thing is a weight, and desire is at an end, because man goes to his last resting-place, and those who are sorrowing are in the streets;