So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what he has already done.
Ecclesiastes 3:15 - Revised Standard Version That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That which is now already has been, and that which is to be already has been; and God seeks that which has passed by [so that history repeats itself]. American Standard Version (1901) That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away. Common English Bible Whatever happens has already happened, and whatever will happen has already happened before. And God looks after what is driven away. Catholic Public Domain Version What has been made, the same continues. What is in the future, has already existed. And God restores what has passed away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That which hath been made, the same continueth: the things that shall be, have already been: and God restoreth that which is past. |
So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the king? Only what he has already done.
Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he.