Ecclesiastes 2:3

¹ I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.

² I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

⁴ I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

⁵ I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

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ÅB: Jeg tenkte i mitt indre på å kvege mitt legeme med vin, mens mitt hjerte ledet meg med visdom - jeg tenkte på å holde fast ved dårskapen, til jeg fikk se hva det var best for menneskenes barn å gjøre under himmelen alle deres levedager.
OTB: Jeg forsøkte å oppmuntre meg selv med vin, omfavne dårskap—mitt sinn ledet meg fortsatt med visdom—for å skjelne hva som er godt for mennesker å gjøre under himmelen i løpet av deres korte liv.
B1930: Jeg tenkte i mitt indre på å kvege mitt legeme med vin, mens mitt hjerte ledet mig med visdom - jeg tenkte på å holde fast ved dårskapen, til jeg fikk se hvad det var best for menneskenes barn å gjøre under himmelen alle deres levedager.

BSB: I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
KJV: I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
WEB: I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.
ASV: I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.
DARBY: I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.
BLB: I searched in my heart to draw out my flesh with wine, and my heart was guiding me in wisdom, and to lay hold on folly, until that I might see where [is] this good for the sons of man, that they [might] do under the heavens the number of the days of their lives.

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Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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Ecclesiastes 1:17
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
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Proverbs 31:4–5
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
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Ecclesiastes 6:12
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
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Genesis 47:9
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”
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Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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Job 14:14
When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
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