Ecclesiastes 1:4-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.(A)
5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down
and hurries to the place where it rises.(B)
6 The wind blows to the south
and goes around to the north;
round and round goes the wind,
and on its circuits the wind returns.(C)
7 All streams run to the sea,
but the sea is not full;
to the place where the streams flow,
there they continue to flow.
8 All things[a] are wearisome,
more than one can express;
the eye is not satisfied with seeing
or the ear filled with hearing.(D)
9 What has been is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
there is nothing new under the sun.(E)
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Ecclesiastes 1:4-9
New International Version
4 Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.(A)
5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.(B)
6 The wind blows to the south
and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
ever returning on its course.
7 All streams flow into the sea,
yet the sea is never full.
To the place the streams come from,
there they return again.(C)
8 All things are wearisome,
more than one can say.
The eye never has enough of seeing,(D)
nor the ear its fill of hearing.
9 What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;(E)
there is nothing new under the sun.
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