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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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I said (F1)to myself, "Come now, I will test you with (C1)pleasure. So (F2)enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.
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Ecclesiastes 2:2
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(C1)I said of laughter, "It is senseless," and of pleasure, "What does this accomplish?"
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Ecclesiastes 2:3
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I explored with my (F1)mind how to (C1)refresh my body with wine while my (F1)mind was guiding me wisely; and how to seize (C2)foolishness, until I could see (C3)what good there is for the sons of mankind (F2)to do under heaven for the few (F3)years of their lives.
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Ecclesiastes 2:4
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I enlarged my works: I (C1)built houses for myself, I planted (C2)vineyards for myself;
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Ecclesiastes 2:5
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I made (C1)gardens and (C2)parks for myself, and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;
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Ecclesiastes 2:6
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I made (C1)ponds of water for myself from which to irrigate a forest of growing trees.
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Ecclesiastes 2:7
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I bought male and female slaves, and I had (F1)(C1)slaves born at home. I also possessed flocks and (C2)herds larger than all who preceded me in Jerusalem.
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Ecclesiastes 2:8
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I also amassed for myself silver and (C1)gold, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself (C2)male and female singers, and the pleasures of the sons of mankind: many concubines.
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Ecclesiastes 2:9
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Then I became (C1)great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
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Ecclesiastes 2:10
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(C1)All that my eyes desired, I did not refuse them. I did not restrain my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor; and this was my (C2)reward for all my labor.
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