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Ecclesiastes 2:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. "

Ecclesiastes 2:3

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

2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth

3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

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From This Chapter

Ecclesiastes 2:1

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

Ecclesiastes 2:2

"I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth"

Ecclesiastes 2:4

"I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:"

Ecclesiastes 2:5

"I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:"

Ecclesiastes 2:6

"I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:"

Ecclesiastes 2:7

"I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before"
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