Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
The Futility of Pleasure and Possessions
1 I said (a)to myself, “Come now, I will test you with (A)pleasure. So (b)enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.
2 (B)I said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
3 I explored with my (c)mind how to (C)stimulate my body with wine while my (d)mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of (D)folly, until I could see (E)what good there is for the sons of men (e)to do under heaven the few (f)years of their lives.
Footnotes:
a.
Ecclesiastes 2:1: ['Lit ', in my heart]
b.
Ecclesiastes 2:1: ['Lit ', consider with goodness]
c.
Ecclesiastes 2:3: ['Lit ', heart]
d.
Ecclesiastes 2:3: ['Lit ', heart]
e.
Ecclesiastes 2:3: ['Lit ', which they do]
f.
Ecclesiastes 2:3: ['Lit ', days]