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13 But the vine said to them, ‘Shall I leave my new wine, which makes God and men glad, and go to wave over the trees?’

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15 And (A)wine which makes man’s heart glad,
(B)To make his face glisten more than oil,
And [a]food which (C)sustains man’s heart.

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  1. Psalm 104:15 Lit bread

I explored with my heart how to [a](A)stimulate my [b]body with wine—while my heart was guiding me wisely—and how to seize (B)simpleminded folly, until I could see (C)where is this good for the sons of men in what they do under heaven the few days of their lives.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit drag
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit flesh