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Ecclesiastes 2:1
Hebrew
Masoretic Text 1524
אמרתי אני בלבי לכה נא אנסכה בשׂמחה וראה בטוב והנה גם הוא הבל׃
Spanish
Reina Valera 1909
DIJE yo en mi corazón: Ven ahora, te probaré con alegría, y gozarás de bienes. Mas he aquí esto también era vanidad.
English
King James Bible 1769
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
King James Bible 1611
I said in mine heart, Goe to now, I wil prooue thee with mirth, therfore enioy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanitie.
Green's Literal Translation 1993
I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth. Therefore, consider with goodness. And behold, this also is vanity.
Julia E. Smith Translation 1876
I Said in my heart, Go now, I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou upon good: and behold, this also vanity.
Young's Literal Translation 1862
I said in my heart, `Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it `is' vanity.
Revised Young's Literal NT 2000
Webster's Bible 1833
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanity.
Bishops Bible 1568
Then sayde I thus in my heart: Nowe go to, I will take myne ease, and haue good dayes: But lo, that is vanitie also
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
I said in mine heart, Goe to nowe, I will proue thee with ioy: therefore take thou pleasure in pleasant things: and beholde, this also is vanitie.
The Great Bible 1539
Then sayd I thus in my herte: Now go to, I wil take mine ease & haue good dayes. But lo, that is vanite:
Matthew's Bible 1537
Then sayde I thus in my herte: Now go to, I will take myne ease and haue good dayes. But lo, that was vanitie also:
Coverdale Bible 1535
The sayde I thus in my hert: Now go to, I wil take myne ease & haue good dayes. But lo, that was vanite also:
Wycliffe Bible 1382
Therfor Y seide in myn hertez, Y schal go, and Y schal flowe in delicis, and Y schal vse goodis; and Y siy also that this was vanyte.
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