Ecclesiastes 2:1
American King James Version (AKJV)
I said in my heart, Go to now, I will prove you with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
I said in my heart: “I will go forth and overflow with delights, and I will enjoy good things.” And I saw that this, too, is emptiness.
Darby Bible (DBY)
I said in my heart, Come now, I will try thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure. But behold, this also is vanity.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.
English Revised Version (ERV)
I SAID in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
So 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.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
I said in my heart: ‘Come now, I will try thee with mirth, and enjoy pleasure’; and, behold, this also was vanity.
King James Version (KJV)
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;” and look, this also was vanity.
Webster Bible (Webster)
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanity.
World English Bible (WEB)
I said in my heart, |Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;| and behold, this also was vanity.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
I said in my heart, 'Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it is vanity.