Ecclesiastes 1:6

4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.

7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

8 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

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BSB
The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
KJV
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
WEB
The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
ASV
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
DARBY
The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about towards the north: it turneth about continually, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
BLB
Going toward the south, and turning about to the north—turning about, turning about—the wind is going about, and on its round the wind is returning.
ÅB
Vinden går mot syd og vender seg mot nord; den vender og vender seg om under sin gang og begynner så kretsløpet sitt igjen.
OTB
Vinden blåser mot sør og snur mot nord; rundt og rundt går den, og vender tilbake på sin bane.
B1930
Vinden går mot syd og vender sig mot nord; den vender og vender sig om under sin gang og begynner så atter sitt kretsløp.

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