Ecclesiastes 1

4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,

but the earth stands forever.

5 The sun rises, and the sun goes down;

to its place it hurries,*The MT reads "it gasps for breath," which is supported by LXX "to draw breath"; the BHS editors suggest "it returns again" and there it rises again.

6 The wind goes to the south and goes around to the north;

around and around it goes, and on its circuit the wind returns.

7 All the streams flow to the sea,

but the sea is never full;

to the place where the streams flow,

there they continue to flow.