Ecclesiastes 2:12

Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
BSB · Berean Standard Bible
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

Note even…: or, in those things which have been already done

KJV · King James Version
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
WEB · World English Bible
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.
ASV · American Standard Version

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I turned
Ecclesiastes 1:17; Ecclesiastes 7:25
even that which hath already been done
or, in those thingswhich have been already done.
Ecclesiastes 2:25