15. That which has been is now, and that which is to be has already been and God shall seek that which is past.
16. And moreover I saw under the sun that instead of judgment, there was wickedness; and instead of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
17. I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time determined to judge every will and regarding everything that is done.
18. I said in my heart concerning the estate of the sons of men that God might manifest them and that they might see that they themselves are beasts one to another.