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| Ecclesiastes 2:1 | I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity. | I said in my heart, Come now, I will try thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. But behold, this also is vanity. | I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity. | I said in my heart, Come 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 it? | I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it? | Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived? | I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? |
| Ecclesiastes 2:3 | I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life. | I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life. | I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life. | I sought in my heart, to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my 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 2:4 | I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; | I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; | I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards, | I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards: |
| Ecclesiastes 2:5 | I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; | I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of every kind of fruit; | I made gardens, and orchards, and set them with trees of all kinds, | 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 therefrom the forest where trees were reared; | I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared. | And I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood of the young trees, | I made me pools of water, to water with them the wood that bringeth forth trees: |
| Ecclesiastes 2:7 | I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem; | I acquired servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that had been in Jerusalem before me. | I got me menservants, and maidservants, and had a great family: and herds of oxen, and great flocks of sheep, above all that were before me in Jerusalem: | I procured 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 me: |
| Ecclesiastes 2:8 | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts. | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the children of men, a wife and concubines. | I heaped together for myself silver and gold, and the wealth of kings, and provinces: I made me singing men, and singing women, and the delights of the sons of men, cups and vessels to serve to pour out wine: | I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings, and of the provinces: I procured me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and of all sorts. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:9 | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. | And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. | And I surpassed in riches all that were before me in Jerusalem: my wisdom also remained with me. | So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:10 | And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor; and this was my portion from all my labor. | And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them: I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour, and this was my portion from all my labour. | And whatsoever my eyes desired, I refused them not: and I withheld not my heart from enjoying every pleasure, and delighting itself in the things which I had prepared: and esteemed this my portion, to make use of my own labour. | And whatever my eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor: and this was my portion of all my labor. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:11 | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun. | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that it had cost me to do [them]; and behold, all was vanity and pursuit of the wind, and there was no profit under the sun. | And when I turned myself to all the works which my hands had wrought, and to the labours wherein I had laboured in vain, I saw in all things vanity, and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun. | Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:12 | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king? [even] that which hath been done long ago. | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man [do] that cometh after the king? that which hath already been done. | I passed further to behold wisdom, and errors and folly, (What is man, said I, that he can follow the King his maker?) | And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:13 | Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. | And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness. | And I saw that wisdom excelled folly, as much as light differeth from darkness. | Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:14 | The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all. | The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness; but I myself also perceived that one event happeneth to them all. | The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike. | The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:15 | Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity. | And I said in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool so will it happen even to me; and why was I then so wise? Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity. | And I said in my heart: If the death of the fool and mine shall be one, what doth it avail me, that I have applied myself more to the study of wisdom? And speaking with my own mind, I perceived that this also was vanity. | Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:16 | For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool! | For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool? | For there shall be no remembrance of the wise no more than of the fool for ever, and the times to come shall cover all things together with oblivion: the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned. | For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:17 | So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind. | And I hated life; for the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and pursuit of the wind. | And therefore I was weary of my life, when I saw that all things under the sun are evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit. | Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous to me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:18 | And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. | And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. | Again I hated all my application wherewith I had earnestly laboured under the sun, being like to have an heir after me, | Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:19 | And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. | And who knoweth whether he will be a wise [man] or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour at which I have laboured, and wherein I have been wise under the sun. This also is vanity. | Whom I know not whether he will be a wise man or a fool, and he shall have rule over all my labours with which I have laboured and been solicitous: and is there any thing so vain? | And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:20 | Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun. | Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun. | Wherefore I left off and my heart renounced labouring any more under the sun. | Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:21 | For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skilfulness; yet to a man that hath not labored therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. | For there is a man whose labour hath been with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill, and who leaveth it to a man that hath not laboured therein, to be his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. | For when a man laboureth in wisdom, and knowledge, and carefulness, he leaveth what he hath gotten to an idle man: so this also is vanity, and a great evil. | For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored in it, shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:22 | For what hath a man of all his labor, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboreth under the sun? | For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun? | For what profit shall a man have of all his labour, and vexation of spirit, with which he bath been tormented under the sun? | For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun? |
| Ecclesiastes 2:23 | For all his days are [but] sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. | For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. | All his days axe full of sorrows and miseries, even in the night he doth not rest in mind: and is not this vanity? | For all his days are sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:24 | There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God. | There is nothing good for man, but that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. | Is it not better to eat and drink, and to shew his soul good things of his labours? and this is from the hand of God. | There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. |
| Ecclesiastes 2:25 | For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I? | For who can eat, or who be eager, more than I? | Who shall so feast and abound with delights as I? | For who can eat, or who else can hasten to it more than I? |
| Ecclesiastes 2:26 | For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. | For he giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind. | God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind. | For God giveth to a man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth toil, to gather, and to amass, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. |
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