Ecclesiasticus Chapter 2. Web chapter 2 1 i said to myself, come now, i will mix [wine] with joy and experience pleasure; But behold, this also was vanity.
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2 i said of laughter, it is. 12 the fear of the lord maketh a merry heart, and giveth joy, and gladness, and a long. Web chapter 2 1 i said to myself, come now, i will mix [wine] with joy and experience pleasure; 3 o wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?. I planted every kind of fruit tree in them. But behold, this also was vanity. And, behold, this also is vanity. Web i made gardens and parks for myself. And this was futile too. Web 1 my sonne, if thou come to serue the lorde, prepare thy soule for temptation.
Web commentators, as they saw stoicism in the first chapter, so read epieureanism into this. 2 i said of laughter, “it is mad,” and of. 3 o wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?. And behold, this too was vanity. We shall have occasion to refer to this idea further on (see on ecclesiastes 3:22). I planted gardens and orchards, with all kinds of fruit trees in them;. 2 i said to myself, “come now, i will make a test of pleasure; 1 the words of the teacher,[ a] son of david, king in jerusalem: 2 i said in my heart, “come now, i will test you with pleasure; Web 1 my sonne, if thou come to serue the lorde, prepare thy soule for temptation. 1 all wisdom comes from the lord, she is with him for ever.
