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1 The words of the spokesman, the son of David and the king in Jerusalem. 2 |Absolutely pointless!| says the spokesman. |Absolutely pointless! Everything is pointless.| 3 What do people gain from all their hard work under the sun? 4 Generations come, and generations go, but the earth lasts forever. 5 The sun rises, and the sun sets, and then it rushes back to the place where it will rise [again]. 6 The wind blows toward the south and shifts toward the north. Round and round it blows. It blows in a full circle. 7 All streams flow into the sea, but the sea is never full. The water goes back to the place where the streams began in order to [start] flowing again. 8 All of these sayings are worn-out phrases. They are more than anyone can express, comprehend, or understand. 9 Whatever has happened before will happen [again]. Whatever has been done before will be done [again]. There is nothing new under the sun. 10 Can you say that anything is new? It has already been here long before us. Ecclesiastes 1:1-10, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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