Ecclesiastes 2
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Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

1IsaidH559inmyheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,Comenow,Iwillprove theewithmirth;thereforeenjoypleasureבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057:and,behold,thisalsoגַם־gam-H1571wasvanityH1892.
2IsaidH559oflaughterלִשְׂח֖וֹקlis.ChokH7814,Itismad;andofmirth,Whatdoethit?
3Isearchedinmyheartבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820howtocheermyfleshבְּשָׂרִ֑יbe.sa.RiH1320withwineבַּיַּ֖יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,myheartוְלִבִּ֞יve.li.BiH3820yetguidingmewithwisdomבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451,andhowtolayholdוְלֶאֱחֹ֣זve.le.'e.ChozH270onfollyבְּסִכְל֔וּתbe.sikh.LutH5531,tillImightseeH7200whatitwasgoodט֜וֹבTovH2896forthesonsH1121ofmenH120thattheyshoulddounderheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117oftheirlife.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain