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Saturday, July 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Passage Lookup: Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

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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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