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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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BSBPD
“I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I said in my heart, `Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”
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