Ecclesiastes 1:10-13

¹⁰Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? It hath been already in the ages which were before us.

¹¹There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be remembrance of things that are to come with those who shall live afterwards.

¹²I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

¹³And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.