Catholic Public Domain Version
"All rivers enter into the sea, and the sea does not overflow. To the place from which the rivers go out, they return, so that they may flow again. "
— Ecclesiastes 1:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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 go down to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the rivers go, there they go 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.”
A generation passes away, and a generation arrives. But the earth stands forever.
The sun rises and sets; it returns to its place, and from there, being born again,
it circles through the south, and arcs toward the north. The spirit continues on, illuminating everything in its circuit, and turning again in its cycle.
All rivers enter into the sea, and the sea does not overflow. To the place from which the rivers go out, they return, so that they may flow again.
Such things are difficult; man is not able to explain them with words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing, nor is the ear fulfilled by hearing.
What is it that has existed? The same shall exist in the future. What is it that has been done? The same shall continue to be done.
There is nothing new under the sun. Neither is anyone able to say: “Behold, this is new!” For it has already been brought forth in the ages that were before us.