Experiment

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• In worldly pleasure, Solomon'sEcclesiastes 1Ecclesiastes 2

The passages, in Bible order (2)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Ecclesiastes 1:1

   These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

   ›Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:12 voices

   “The preacher - Who was not only a king, but also a teacher of God's people: who having sinned grievously in the eyes of all the world, thought himself obliged to publish his repentance, and to give publick warning to all, to avoid those rocks upon which he had split.

   “Solomon is here given the Greek name Ecclesiastes [Heb Qōhelet], for he gathers the assembly [qāhāl], that is, the church. But we can call him the Preacher because he speaks to the people and his word is directed not only to one person but to everyone.

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2. Ecclesiastes 2:1

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

   ›Commentary on Ecclesiastes 2:12 voices

   "I said to myself: Come, I will experiment with joy and enjoy pleasure. That, too, turned out to be futile." After I detected that pain and labour were in the essence of wisdom and the accumulation of knowledge, and nothing else except vain and endless struggle, I felt joyful that I would overflow with excess, accrue riches, amass great wealth, and take temporary pleasures before I die. But even in this I saw my vanity, for past pleasures do not help the present, and do not fill up what is empty.

   “I said - Being disappointed of my hopes from knowledge, I resolved to try another course. I will try whether I cannot make thee happy, by the enjoyment of sensual delights. Vanity - Is vain, and unable to make men happy.

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