rsv Ecclesiastes:2:6-13 SEEK
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I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees .
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I bought male and female slaves ,
and had slaves who were born in my house ;
I had also great possessions of herds and flocks ,
more than any who had been before me in Jerusalem .
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I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces ;
I got singers ,
both men and women ,
and many concubines ,
man '
s delight .
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So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem ;
also my wisdom remained with me .
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And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them ;
I kept my heart from no pleasure ,
for my heart found pleasure in all my toil ,
and this was my reward for all my toil .
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Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had spent in doing it ,
and behold ,
all was vanity and a striving after wind ,
and there was nothing to be gained under the sun .
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So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly ;
for what can the man do who comes after the king ?
Only what he has already done .
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Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness .