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Ecclesiastes 2:1-2
Revised Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:1-2
Revised Standard Version
The Futility of Self-Indulgence
2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
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