American Standard Version
"That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. "
— Ecclesiastes 1:9, American Standard Version
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
“That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
“What exists now is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing truly new on earth.”
“What is it that hath been? the same thing that shall be. What is it that hath been done? the same that shall be done.”
“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.”
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
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 things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
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.
I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.