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"No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations."
— Ecclesiastes 1:11, NET Bible
“There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.”
“There is no remembrance of the former generations; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter generations that are to come, among those that shall come after. ”
“There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.”
“There is no remembrance of former things: nor indeed of those things which hereafter are to come, shall there be any remembrance with them that shall be in the latter end.”
“There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.”
“There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.”
All this monotony is tiresome; no one can bear to describe it: The eye is never satisfied with seeing, nor is the ear ever content with hearing.
What exists now is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing truly new on earth.
Is there anything about which someone can say,“Look at this! It is new!”? It was already done long ago, before our time.
No one remembers the former events, nor will anyone remember the events that are yet to happen; they will not be remembered by the future generations.
Futility of Secular Accomplishment I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.
I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile– like chasing the wind!