9 What has been is the same as what will be,and what has been done is the same as what will be done;there is nothing new under the sun.
10 Is there a matter where it is said,“See, this is truly new”?Long ago in the pastevery matter has already been in our midst.
11 There is not a memory for the former things,and moreover, there will not bea memory for the things coming after,even those things that are yet to come.
12 I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 I set my heart to seek and to investigate with wisdom everything that is done under heaven. It is a burdensome task that God has given to the sons of men, by which they may be occupied.
14 I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and indeed, all is vanity and like chasing the wind.
15 What is bent cannot be straightened,and what is missing cannot be counted.