Ecclesiastes 1:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 There is no remembrance of past generations;(A) nor will future generations be remembered by those who come after them.[a]
I. Qoheleth’s Investigation of Life
Twofold Introduction. 12 I, Qoheleth, was king over Israel in Jerusalem, 13 and I applied my mind to search and investigate in wisdom all things that are done under the sun.(B)
A bad business God has given
to human beings to be busied with.
Footnotes
- 1:11 Movement in nature and human activity appears to result in change and progress. The author argues that this change and progress are an illusion: “Nothing is new under the sun.”
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