11. There is no remembrance of former ones, nor is there any remembrance of those that are to come by those who come later on.
12. I, Qoheleth, was sovereign over Yisra’ĕl in Yerushalayim.
13. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that has been done under the heavens; this evil task Elohim has given to the sons of man, to be humbled by it.
14. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun. And see, all was futile and feeding on wind.
15. The crooked could not be straightened, and what is lacking could not be counted.