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Ecclesiastes 2:1
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:1
English Standard Version
The Vanity of Self-Indulgence
2 I (A)said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.[a]
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Ecclesiastes 7:6
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:6
English Standard Version
6 (A)For as the crackling of (B)thorns under a pot,
so is the laughter of the fools;
this also is vanity.[a]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:6 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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