Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 2:3

תַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֗י לִמְשׁ֤וֹךְ בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ אֶת בְּשָׂרִ֔י וְלִבִּ֕י נֹהֵ֖ג בַּחָכְמָ֑ה וְלֶאֱחֹ֤ז בְּסִכְלוּת֙ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶרְאֶ֔ה אֵי זֶ֣ה טוֹב֔ לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשׂ֖וּ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם מִסְפַּ֥ר יְמֵ חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃
tartiy blibiy limshvok bayayin ʾet bshariy vlibiy noheg baḥakmah vleʾeḥoz bsiklvt ʿad ʾasher ʾerʾeh ʾey zeh ṭvob libney haʾadam ʾasher yaʿasv taḥat hashamayim mispar yme ḥayeyhem
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

I searched with my heart how to cheer my body with wine—my heart still guiding me with wisdom—and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the children of man to do under heaven during the few days of their life.

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