EcEcc EcclésiasteEcclesiastes, chapitrechapter Le Prédicateur connu sous le nom de L’EcclésiasteEcclesiastes, chapitrechapter 2

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J’ai recherché en mon cœur de traiter ma chair avec du vin, tout en conduisant mon cœur par la sagesse, et de saisir la folie, jusqu’à ce que je voie quel serait, pour les fils des hommes, ce bien qu’ils feraient sous les cieux tous les jours de leur vie.Os 4:11

Ecclesiastes 2:3 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

ASV I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.

BSB I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly— my mind still guiding me with wisdom— until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

DRA I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life.

FBV Then I used my mind to examine the attraction of wine to my body. My mind still guiding me with wisdom, I took it until I acted like a fool, so that I might see whether this was good for people to do during their time here.

GNV I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.

JPS I searched in my heart how to pamper my flesh with wine, and, my heart conducting itself with wisdom, how yet to lay hold on folly, till I might see which it was best for the sons of men that they should do under the heaven the few days of their life.

LSV I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly until I see where this [is]—the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

NASB I explored with my mind how to refresh my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely; and how to seize foolishness, until I could see what good there is for the sons of mankind to do under heaven for the few years of their lives. NASB 2020

NIV (US) I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

NMV I sought in my heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

OJB I searched in mine lev to draw my basar on with yayin, my mind guiding me with chochmah; and to lay hold on sichlut (folly), till I might see what was tov for bnei haAdam, which they should do under Shomayim all the few days of their life.

RV I searched in mine heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, mine heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

T4T So, after thinking a lot about it, I decided to ◄cheer myself/cause myself to be happy► by drinking a lot of wine. So while I was still trying to be wise, I decided to do things that many people do to be happy during the short time that they are alive on the earth.

WEB (US) I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) Вздумал я в сердце моем услаждать вином тело мое и, между тем, как сердце мое руководилось мудростью, придержаться и глупости, доколе не увижу, что хорошо для сынов человеческих, что должны были бы они делать под небом в немногие дни жизни своей.

НРП Я пытался утешить себя вином и, сохраняя мудрость, предаться глупости. Я хотел увидеть, что стоит людям делать под небом в немногие дни их жизни.

Заокская (Кулаков) Решил я тогда услаждать свою плоть вином, не отрекаясь, однако, в сердце своем от мудрости, задумал я вникнуть в глупость и понять: что же радует людей в отмеренной им жизни под небесами?

СП (БЛ) И в то время как мой разум руководствовался мудростью, я решил подбодрить тело своё вином. Я решил испытать эту глупость, потому что хотел счастливым стать. Я желал понять, что полезного должны сделать люди за время своей недолгой жизни.