Ecclesiastes 1:9
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
More from Ecclesiastes 1
Verse 1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Verse 2
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Verse 3
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Verse 4
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Verse 5
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.