One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth [a]forever.

The sun riseth, and the sun goeth down, and draweth to his place where he riseth.

The [b]wind goeth toward the South, and compasseth toward the North: the wind goeth round about, and returneth by his circuits.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 1:4 One man dieth after another, and the earth remaineth longest, even to the last day, which yet is subject to corruption.
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:6 By the sun, wind and rivers, he showeth that the greatest labor and longest hath an end, and therefore there can be no felicity in this world.

Generations come and generations go,
    but the earth remains forever.(A)
The sun rises and the sun sets,
    and hurries back to where it rises.(B)
The wind blows to the south
    and turns to the north;
round and round it goes,
    ever returning on its course.

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