Ecclesiastes 7:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The [a]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the [b]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
Ecclesiastes 7:4
New International Version
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(A)
Ecclesiastes 8:15
New American Standard Bible
15 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for (A)a person under the sun except to eat, drink, and be joyful, and this will stand by him in his labor throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
New International Version
15 So I commend the enjoyment of life(A), because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink(B) and be glad.(C) Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.
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