¹⁵ Whatever is has already been,^(A)
    and what will be has been before;^(B)
    and God will call the past to account.^[a]

⁹ What has been will be again,
    what has been done will be done again;^(A)
    there is nothing new under the sun.
¹⁰ Is there anything of which one can say,
    “Look! This is something new”?
It was here already, long ago;
    it was here before our time.

¹⁰ Whatever exists has already been named,^(A)
    and what humanity is has been known;
no one can contend
    with someone who is stronger.