There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.

one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

which my soul has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.