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11 No one remembers the people who[a] came before us, and as for those who are coming—after they are gone, no one will remember them either.

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12 I, Ecclesiastes, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my heart to seek out and explore with wisdom everything done under the sky.[b] (What a burdensome task[c] God has given the children of Adam to keep them busy!)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Or the events that
  2. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Or the heavens
  3. Ecclesiastes 1:13 Or rotten business