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Ecclesiastes 2:1

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1 I said to myself, "Let's go for it - experiment with pleasure, have a good time!" But there was nothing to it, nothing but smoke.

1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

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