Bible in Basic English
"All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again."
— Ecclesiastes 1:7, Bible in Basic English
“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.”
“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again. ”
“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, there they flow again.”
“All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.”
“All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not overflow: unto the place from whence the rivers come, they return, to flow again.”
“All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.”
One generation goes and another comes; but the earth is for ever.
The sun comes up and the sun goes down, and goes quickly back to the place where he came up.
The wind goes to the south, turning back again to the north; circling round for ever.
All the rivers go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go again.
All things are full of weariness; man may not give their story: the eye has never enough of its seeing, or the ear of its hearing.
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.
Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.