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Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version

2 I thought in my heart, “Go ahead, test yourself with[a] pleasure to see what is good.”[b] But, oh, that too is vapor.

2 About laughter, I said, “Madness!” About pleasure, “What good is it?”

3 As my heart kept guiding me with wisdom, I put it to work researching how to relax my body[c] with wine and how to grasp why people do stupid things.[d] My goal was to see what was good for people to do under the sky, during the few days of their lives.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:1 Or experiment with
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:1 Or in order to have a good time
  3. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Or indulge my flesh. Literally draw out my flesh.
  4. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Or try reckless things
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