The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 23: Ecclesiastes: The Challoner Revision

“For there will be no memory of the wise man or of the fool; in the days to come all will be forgotten, and alas, the wise man dies the same death as the fool!””

— Unknown

“Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.””

— Unknown

“So I loathed all the fruit of my effort, for which I worked so hard on earth, because I must leave it behind in the hands of my successor. Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile! What does a man acquire from all his labor and from the anxiety that accompanies his toil on earth? For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!There is nothing better for people than to eat and drink, and to find enjoyment in their work.””

— Unknown

“The more the words, the less the meaning.””

— Unknown

“And I saw that all the toil and all achievement spring from one person's envy of another.””

— Unknown

“Ulotność daremna, daremna ulotność, mówi Kohelet. Wszystko daremne.””

— Unknown

“I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven...””

— Unknown

“Per ogni cosa c'è il suo momento, il suo tempo per ogni faccenda sotto il cielo.C'è un tempo per nascere e un tempo per morire,un tempo per piantare e un tempo per sradicare le piante.Un tempo per uccidere e un tempo per guarire,un tempo per demolire e un tempo per costruire.Un tempo per piangere e un tempo per ridere,un tempo per gemere e un tempo per ballare.Un tempo per gettare sassi e un tempo per raccoglierli,un tempo per abbracciare e un tempo per astenersi dagli abbracci.Un tempo per cercare e un tempo per perdere,un tempo per serbare e un tempo per buttar via.Un tempo per stracciare e un tempo per cucire,un tempo per tacere e un tempo per parlare.Un tempo per amare e un tempo per odiare,un tempo per la guerra e un tempo per la pace.””

— Unknown