Parallel ECC 2:1

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

OEB I said to myself, Well now, I will experiment with pleasure and indulge myself; but I discovered with

WEB I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

NET “Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile.”
 ⇔ But I found that it also is futile.

LSV I said in my heart, “Pray, come, I try you with mirth, and look on gladness”; and behold, even it [is] vanity.

FBV So then I thought to myself, “Alright, let me examine pleasure and see how good that is.” But this too turned out to be something temporary that passes.

T4T Then I said to myself, “Okay, I will try to do everything that I enjoy. I will find out whether doing what I enjoy can truly enable me to be happy.” But I found out that doing that was also useless/senseless.

LEB I said to myself, “Come! I will test pleasureto see whether it is worthwhile.” But look, “This alsois vanity!”

BBE I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure — but it was to no purpose.

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS I said in my heart: 'Come now, I will try thee with mirth, and enjoy pleasure'; and, behold, this also was vanity.

ASV I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

DRA I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.

YLT I said in my heart, 'Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it [is] vanity.

DBY I said in my heart, Come now, I will try thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. But behold, this also is vanity.

RV I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

WBS I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

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

BB 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.
  (Then said I thus in my heart: Now go to, I will take mine ease, and have good days: But lo, that is vanity also.)

GNV 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.
  (I said in mine heart, Go to nowe, I will prove thee with ioy: therefore take thou/you pleasure in pleasant things: and behold, this also is vanitie.)

CB The sayde I thus in my hert: Now go to, I wil take myne ease & haue good dayes. But lo, that was vanite also:
  (The said I thus in my hert: Now go to, I will take mine ease and have good days. But lo, that was vanite also:)

WYC 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.
  (Therefore I said in mine hertez, I shall go, and I shall flowe in delicis, and I shall use goods; and I saw also that this was vanyte.)

LUT Ich sprach in meinem Herzen: Wohlan, ich will wohlleben und gute Tage haben. Aber siehe, das war auch eitel.
  (I spoke in my Herzen: Wohlan, I will wohlleben and gute days have. But siehe, the was also eitel.)

CLV [Dixi ego in corde meo: Vadam, et affluam deliciis, et fruar bonis; et vidi quod hoc quoque esset vanitas.
  ([Dixi I in corde meo: Vadam, and affluam deliciis, and fruar bonis; and I_saw that hoc quoque was vanitas.)

BRN I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: and, behold, this is also vanity.

BrLXX Εἶπον ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου, δεῦρο δὴ πειράσω σε ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, καὶ ἴδε ἐν ἀγαθῷ· καὶ ἰδοὺ καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης.
  (Eipon egō en kardia mou, deuro daʸ peirasō se en eufrosunaʸ, kai ide en agathōi; kai idou kai ge touto mataiotaʸs.)