4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.
4 One generation goes its way, the next one arrives, but nothing changes - it's business as usual for old planet earth.
4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever.
4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:4
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:4-8
(Read Ecclesiastes 1:4-8)
All things change, and never rest. Man, after all his labour, is no nearer finding rest than the sun, the wind, or the current of the river. His soul will find no rest, if he has it not from God. The senses are soon tired, yet still craving what is untried.