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The thing that hath been, cometh to pass again; and the thing that hath been done, again is done - there is nothing new under the Sun.

There is a thing [of] which it is said, "Look at this! This is new!" [But] it already existed in ages past before us.

No one remembers those in the past, nor will they be remembered by those who come after them.

Thus I have considered all the things that come to pass under the Sun, and lo, they are all but vanity and vexation of mind.

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

There is no end to all the people nor to the past generations, yet future generations will not rejoice in him. This also is profitless and like chasing the wind.

Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

Never ask "Why does the past seem so much better than now?" because this question does not come from wisdom.

Among all things that come to pass under the Sun, this is a mystery, that it happeneth unto all alike. This is the cause also that the hearts of men are full of wickedness, and mad foolishness is in their hearts, as long as they live, until they die.

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