Ecclesiastes

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

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.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.