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Ecclesiastes 2:2-4
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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[a] with wine and how to grasp why people do stupid things.[b] My goal was to see what was good for people to do under the sky, during the few days of their lives.

4 I undertook great projects. I built houses for myself. I planted vineyards for myself.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Or indulge my flesh. Literally draw out my flesh.
  2. Ecclesiastes 2:3 Or try reckless things
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