34+ King Solomon Quotes Everything Will Pass. "this too will pass" was engraved. So, king solomon decided upon himself to go to a jeweler and design a ring with the inscription in hebrew saying, "gam ze ya'avor," which means, . If you will have a lot of fun, also look at it. In it, a sultan requests of king . Some story about king solomon (the wisest of men) states that he wanted his ring engraved with a universal truth. Don't wait until you are old, and you look back with regret. I would think the book of proverbs wouldn't be too far behind in connection with "this too shall pass," (also written by king solomon) as . 1:14 i reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth,. "gam zeh ya'avor", which translates to, "this too shall pass" or "this too will pass" . It was also used in 1852, in a retelling of the fable entitled solomon's seal by the english poet edward fitzgerald.