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

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15 And (A)wine which makes man’s heart glad,
(B)So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And [a]food which (C)sustains man’s heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:15 Lit bread

I explored with my [a]mind how to (A)stimulate my body with wine while my [b]mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of (B)folly, until I could see (C)what good there is for the sons of men [c]to do under heaven the few [d]years of their lives.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit heart
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit heart
  3. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit which they do
  4. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit days