'Thing' in the Bible

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

And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.

And I went again in search of wisdom and of foolish ways. What may the man do who comes after the king? The thing which he has done before.

The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.

Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

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;

God will be judge of every work, with every secret thing, good or evil.