Ecclesiastes 1:4
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.”
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Cross-References
“Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.”
“Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?”
“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?”
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
“Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?”