Amrty Any blby lkh nA Anskh bSHmKHh vrAh btvb vhnh gm hvA hbl

dixi ego in corde meo vadam et affluam deliciis et fruar bonis et vidi quod hoc quoque esset vanitas

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

I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

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

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

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

I said in mine heart, “Go now, I will test thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure.” And behold, this also is vanity.

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

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

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

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

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.

I thought to myself, "Now I want to experiment with pleasure and enjoy myself." But even this was pointless.

I said to myself, "Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good." But it turned out to be futile.

I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.

I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.

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.

I said to myself, "Come on, let's try pleasure. Let's look for the 'good things' in life." But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

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

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

I said to myself, ‘I will enjoy the good things of life. I will see if that helps me to be happy.’ But I realized that this too had no purpose.

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

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with things that are fun. So have a good time.” But see, this also was for nothing.

Teacher: I said to myself, “Let me dabble and test you in pleasure and see if there is any good in that.” But look, that, too, was fleeting.

I said to myself, “Come now, be merry; enjoy yourself to the full.” But I found that this, too, was futile. For it is silly to be laughing all the time; what good does it do?

Then I said to myself, “All right, I will pursue pleasure and the enjoyment of good things.” However, this also proved to be vanity.

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with gladness, so that you shall see good things.” And behold, it too was vanity.

I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy good things; and, behold, this also is vanity.

I said to myself, “Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

I said in my mind, Come now, I will prove you with mirth and test you with pleasure; so have a good time [enjoy pleasure]. But this also was vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)!

I said to myself, “I will try having fun. I will enjoy myself.” But I found that this is also useless.

I said to myself, “Let’s go for it—experiment with pleasure, have a good time!” But there was nothing to it, nothing but smoke. What do I think of the fun-filled life? Insane! Inane! My verdict on the pursuit of happiness? Who needs it? With the help of a bottle of wine and all the wisdom I could muster, I tried my level best to penetrate the absurdity of life. I wanted to get a handle on anything useful we mortals might do during the years we spend on this earth.

I thought in my heart, “Go ahead, test yourself with pleasure to see what is good.” But, oh, that too is vapor.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity.

I decided to enjoy myself and find out what happiness is. But I found that this is useless, too.

Therefore I said in mine heart, I shall go, and I shall flow in delights, and I shall use goods; and I saw also that this was vanity. (And so I said in my heart, I shall go, and I shall enjoy all delights, and I shall enjoy all good things; and I saw that this was also empty and futile.)

I said to myself, “Have fun and enjoy yourself!” But this didn't make sense.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity.

I said to myself, ‘Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.’ But again, this also was vanity.

I said to myself, Come, I will make you experience pleasure; enjoy what is good! But this too was pointless!

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure and gratification; so enjoy yourself and have a good time.” But behold, this too was vanity (futility, meaninglessness).

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.

I said in my heart, “Come, now, let me try you with pleasure and the enjoyment of good things.” See, this too was vanity.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.

I said ·to myself [L in my heart], “·I will try having fun [L Come now, I will test you with pleasure]. I will ·enjoy myself [experience the good life; L see good].” ·But I found that [L Behold] this is also useless [1:2].

I said within myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to see what is good.” Yet behold, this too was meaningless.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.

I said to myself, “Come on. I’ll try out pleasure. I want to find out if it is good.” But it also proved to be meaningless.

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

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test myself with pleasure and enjoying good things”; but this too was pointless.

I said to myself, ‘Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.’ But again, this also was vanity.

I said in mine lev, Come now, I will test thee with simchah, therefore enjoy tov; and, hinei, this also is hevel.

I thought to myself, “Now I want to experiment with pleasure and enjoy myself.” But even this was pointless.

And I said in my heart, “Come, and I will test you with selfish pleasures to experience desires.” And notice that this too is vanity.

I said to myself, “I should have fun—I should enjoy everything as much as I can.” But I learned that this is also useless.

I said to myself, “I will try having fun. I will enjoy myself.” But I found that this is also useless.

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

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.