וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י שֶׁאֲנִ֥י עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּ לָאָדָ֖ם שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽי׃
Ich verwarf auch all mein Mühen, womit ich mich gemüht unter der Sonne, da ich es doch einem Menschen werde lassen müssen, der nach mir sein wird. —
Ecclesiastes
And I [now] turn [from all my affairs] to consider wisdom, distraction and folly [i.e., the punishment for transgression]. For what is the man who shall come after the King [has already rendered His decree (to entreat Him to alter it)], when it has already been wrought? [(It were better had he considered beforehand, so that he had no need of entreaty)].