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Ecclesiastes 2:1
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:1
New International Version
Pleasures Are Meaningless
2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure(A) to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
Ecclesiastes 2:1
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 2:1
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.
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 2:1
New King James Version
The Vanity of Pleasure(A)
2 I said (B)in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with (C)mirth; [a]therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, (D)this also was vanity.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:1 gladness
Ecclesiastes 2:1
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:1
English Standard Version
The Vanity of Self-Indulgence
2 I (A)said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.[a]
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