Ecclesiastes 1:10-12

Common English Bible

¹⁰ People may say about something: “Look at this! It’s new!” But it was already around for ages before us. ¹¹ There’s no remembrance of things in the past, nor of things to come in the future. Neither will there be any remembrance among those who come along in the future.

The Teacher’s quest

¹² I am the Teacher. I was king over Israel in Jerusalem.