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Ecclesiastes 2:5–6

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5I made gardens and parks for myself. 

I planted every kind of fruit tree in them. 

6I made pools to water the forest of growing trees. 

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I made myself gardens and parks, and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees. I made myself pools from which to water the forest of growing trees.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I made gardens and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them. I constructed reservoirs for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

NLTNew Living Translation

I made gardens and parks, filling them with all kinds of fruit trees. I built reservoirs to collect the water to irrigate my many flourishing groves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I made for myself gardens and parks, and I planted all sorts of fruit trees in them. I made for myself pools of water from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

KJV 1900King James Version

I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: