Futility of Self-Indulgent Pleasure
2:1 I thought to myself,1
“Come now,2 I will try3 self-indulgent pleasure4 to see5 if it is worthwhile.”6
But I found7 that it also is futile.8
2:2 I said of partying,9 “It is folly,”
and of self-indulgent pleasure,10 “It accomplishes nothing!”11
2:3 I thought deeply12 about the effects of13 indulging14 myself15 with wine
(all the while16 my mind was guiding me17 with wisdom)18
and the effects of19 behaving foolishly,20
so that21 I might discover what is profitable22
for people23 to do on earth24 during the few days25 of their lives.
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