Ecclesiastes 3:15
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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- Ecclesiastes 1:9–10 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. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
- Ecclesiastes 6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.