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Ecclesiastes 2:1

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BSBPD

“I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain

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