4. A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.
5. The sun rises, and the sun goes down; to its place it hurries, and there it rises again.
6. The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north; around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.
7. All the streams flow to the sea, but the sea is never full; to the place where the streams flow, there they continue to flow.
8. All things toil continuously; no one can ever finish describing this. The eye is never satisfied with seeing, and the ear is never filled with hearing.
9. What has been—it is what will be; what has been done—it is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun.
10. There is a thing of which it is said, “Look at this! This is new!” But it already existed in ages past before us.
11. There is neither remembrance of former generations, nor will there be remembrance of future generations.