Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
Authorized (King James) Version
2 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
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Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
American Standard Version
2 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; [a]therefore enjoy [b]pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it? 3 I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet [c]guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven [d]all the days of their life.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:1 Or, and thou shalt enjoy
- Ecclesiastes 2:1 Or, good
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Or, holding its course
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Hebrew the number of days of their life.
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