1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

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

1 I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

1 I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, this also was vanity.

1 I said to myself, “I will try having fun. I will enjoy myself.” But I found that this is also useless.

1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will try thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. But behold, this also is vanity.

1 I thought to myself, “Now I want to experiment with pleasure and enjoy myself.” But even this was pointless. 

1 I said to myself, “Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity.

1 I said to myself, “Come! I will test pleasure to see whether it is worthwhile.” But look, “This also is vanity!”

1 I said to myself, “Come on. I’ll put pleasure to the test. I want to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.