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"Futility of Secular Accomplishment I, the Teacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem."
— Ecclesiastes 1:12, NET Bible
“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”
“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. ”
“I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”
“I Ecclesiastes was king over Israel in Jerusalem,”
“I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”
“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.”
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!
What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.