One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

דֹּ֤ור הֹלֵךְ֙ וְדֹ֣ור בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעֹולָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃

Ecclesiastes 1:4

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Ephemeral nature of life Circle of life Life The human condition The world

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Hebrew

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931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 1:4).

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