Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity:

Whatever exists now has already been, and whatever will be has already been; for God will seek to do again what has occurred in the past.

What exists now is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing truly new on earth.

Whatever has happened was foreordained, and what happens to a person was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate because God is more powerful than he is.

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught knowledge to the people; he carefully evaluated and arranged many proverbs.