﴿ قَدْ قَالَهَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴾

“The same did say [to themselves many of] those who lived before their time; but of no avail to them was all that they had ever achieved:”

Please check ayah 39:52 for complete tafsir.