Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher,
\nvanity of vanities! All is vanity.
\nWhat do people gain from all the toil
\nat which they toil under the sun?
\nA generation goes, and a generation comes,
\nbut the earth remains for ever.
\nThe sun rises and the sun goes down,
\nand hurries to the place where it rises.
\nThe wind blows to the south,
\nand goes round to the north;
\nround and round goes the wind,
\nand on its circuits the wind returns.
\nAll streams run to the sea,
\nbut the sea is not full;
\nto the place where the streams flow,
\nthere they continue to flow.
\nAll things are wearisome;
\nmore than one can express;
\nthe eye is not satisfied with seeing,
\nor the ear filled with hearing.
\nWhat has been is what will be,
\nand what has been done is what will be done;
\nthere is nothing new under the sun.
\nIs there a thing of which it is said,
\n\u2018See, this is new\u2019?
\nIt has already been,
\nin the ages before us.
\nThe people of long ago are not remembered,
\nnor will there be any remembrance
\nof people yet to come
\nby those who come after them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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