sf_leeser_rev1 Ecclesiastes:2:1-11 SEEK
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Come ,
then ,
I said in my heart ,
I will have a taste of joy ,
and thou shalt see what is good ;
but ,
behold ,
this also was vanity .
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Of laughter I said ,
It maketh one mad :
and of joy ,
What doth this do ?
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I resolved in my heart to indulge my body with wine ,
while my heart guideth itself with wisdom ;
and to lay fast hold on folly ,
till I might see what it is that is good for the sons of men ,
which they should do under the heavens during the number of the days of their life .
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I made great works :
I built myself houses ;
I planted myself vineyards ;
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I made myself gardens and orchards ,
and I planted therein trees of all kinds of fruit ;
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I made myself pools of water ,
to water therewith the forest overgrown with trees ;
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I bought men
servants and maid
servants ,
and I had likewise those born in my house ;
I had also great possessions of cattle and flocks above all that had been before me in Jerusalem .
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I gathered unto myself also silver and gold ,
and the choice treasures of kings and of the provinces :
I procured myself male singers and female singers ,
and the delights of the sons of men ,
wagons and chariots .
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So was I great ,
and obtained more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem :
also my wisdom remained with me .
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And whatsoever my eyes desired I refused them not ;
I withheld not my heart from any joy ;
for my heart was rejoiced with all my toil ,
and this was my portion of all my toil .
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But when I turned myself on all my works that my hands had wrought ,
and on the toil that I had toiled to accomplish :
then ,
behold ,
all was vanity and a torture of the spirit ,
and there was no profit under the sun .