10. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.
11. We don’t remember what happened in the past, and in future generations, no one will remember what we are doing now.
12. I, the Teacher, was king of Israel, and I lived in Jerusalem.
13. I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom everything being done under heaven. I soon discovered that God has dealt a tragic existence to the human race.
14. I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.
15. What is wrong cannot be made right.What is missing cannot be recovered.