Never was anything so inconsistent.

Never was anything so inconsistent.

All our pompe the earth covers.

All our pompe the earth covers.

Them that has, gets.

Them that has, gets.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.

The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more

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.

What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is read more

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of
the fool: this also is vanity.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.