I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
DRAI said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.
FBVSo 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.
GNVI 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.
JPSI said in my heart: 'Come now, I will try thee with mirth, and enjoy pleasure'; and, behold, this also was vanity.
LSVI said in my heart, “Pray, come, I try you with mirth, and look on gladness”; and behold, even it [is] vanity.
NASBI said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.NASB 2020
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.
NMVI said in my heart, Go to now, I will prove youi with gladness, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is] vanity.
OJBI said in mine lev, Come now, I will test thee with simchah, therefore enjoy tov; and, hinei, this also is hevel.
RVI SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.
T4TThen 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.
Сказал я в сердце моем: «дай, испытаю я тебя весельем, и насладись добром»; но и это — суета!
НРПЯ сказал себе: «Попробую-ка повеселиться и рассмотреть, что есть добро». Но и это оказалось суетой.
Заокская (Кулаков)Сказал я тогда себе самому: „Что ж, испытаю-ка я всякие радости и узнаю, не сулят ли они чего-нибудь отрадного!“ Но и тут мне тщета открылась.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God
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