What has been made, the same continues. What is in the future, has already existed. And God restores what has passed away.
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
That which is now already has been, and that which is to be already has been; and God seeks that which has passed by [so that history repeats itself].
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
Whatever happens has already happened, and whatever will happen has already happened before. And God looks after what is driven away.