Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

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Does “Having Fun” Bring Happiness?

2 I said ·to myself [^Lin my heart], “·I will try having fun [^LCome now, I will test you with pleasure]. I will ·enjoy myself [experience the good life; ^Lsee good].” ·But I found that [^LBehold] this is also useless [1:2]. ² I thought, “It is ·foolish [mad; crazy; insane] to laugh, and ·having fun [pleasure] ·doesn’t accomplish anything [^Lwhat can it do…?].” ³ I ·decided [^Lexplored with my heart] to cheer ·myself up [^Lmy body/flesh] with wine and embrace folly while my mind was ·still thinking wisely [guided by wisdom]. I wanted to see what was good for people to do ·on earth [^Lunder heaven; 1:3] during their few days of life.