7. All streams flow into the sea, but the sea is never full.The water goes back to the place where the streams beganin 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.
11. Nothing from the past is remembered. Even in the future, nothing will be remembered by those who come after us.
12. I, the spokesman, have been king of Israel in Jerusalem.
13. With all my heart I used wisdom to study and explore everything done under heaven.Mortals are weighed down with a terrible burden that God has placed on them.