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Ecclesiastes 2:2

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I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

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  1. Ecclesiastes 2:1

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

  2. Ecclesiastes 2:3

    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.

  3. Ecclesiastes 2:4

    I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

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