LXX Ecclesiastes 2:1
The Folly of Pleasure and Wealth
LXX:
I said in my heart, Come now indeed, I will test you with gladness, and [therefore] know good! And behold, also even this [is] folly.
Greek:
είπον εγώ εν καρδία μου δεύρο δη πειράσω σε εν ευφροσύνη και ίδε εν αγαθώ και ιδού και γε τούτο ματαιότης
Topics:
AMUSEMENTS AND WORLDLY PLEASURES • EPICUREANS • HAPPINESS • INVESTIGATION • PLEASURE • VANITY • WISDOM • WORLDLINESS
MT:
Masoretic Text
| << Ecclesiastes 1:18 | Ecclesiastes 2:2 >> |
| Translation | Greek |
|---|---|
| I said | είπον εγώ |
| in | εν |
| my heart, | καρδία μου |
| Come now | δεύρο |
| indeed, | δη |
| I will test | πειράσω |
| you | σε |
| with | εν |
| gladness, | ευφροσύνη |
| and [therefore] | και |
| know | ίδε |
| εν | |
| good! | αγαθώ |
| And | και |
| behold, | ιδού |
| also | και |
| even | γε |
| this | τούτο |
| [is] folly. | ματαιότης |
| << Ecclesiastes 1:18 | Ecclesiastes 2:2 >> |