for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?
for he knoweth not that which shall be; for who can tell him how it shall be?
Ecclesiastes — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
E C C L E S I A S T E S CHAP. VIII. Solomon, in this chapter, comes to recommend wisdom to us as the most powerful antidote against both the temptations and vexations that arise from the vanity of the world. Here is, I. The benefit and praise…