Ecclesiastes 3:15-17

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁵ That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already is; and God seeks out what has gone by.^[a]

Judgment and the Future Belong to God

¹⁶ Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well. ¹⁷ I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work.