Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.Ecclesiastes 2:1 in the real world
In what words
- נָסָהnâçâhto test; by implication, to attempt
- שִׂמְחָהsimchâhblithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- לֵבlêbthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the in
- יָלַךְyâlakto walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.