That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
Ecclesiastes 3:15
Surrounding context
3:14 I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.
3:15 That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.
3:16 Moreover I saw under the sun: In the place of judgment, Wickedness was there; And in the place of righteousness, Iniquity was there.