Ecclesiastes 1:10-15

¹⁰There's nothing anyone can point to and say, “Look! Here's something new.” In fact it's been around for ages, long before our time.

¹¹The problem is we don't remember people from the past, and people in the future won't remember those who came before them.

¹²I am the Teacher, and I was king over Israel, reigning from Jerusalem.

¹³I decided to focus my mind to explore, using wisdom, everything that happens here on earth. This is a tough assignment that God has given people to keep them busy!

¹⁴I examined everything people do here on earth, and discovered that it's all so temporary—trying to understand it is like trying to pin down the wind!

¹⁵You can't straighten what is twisted, and you can't count what isn't there.