2:1 “Come now, 2 I will try 3 self-indulgent pleasure 4 to see 5 if it is worthwhile.” 6
But I found 7 that it also is futile. 8
2:2 I said of partying, 9 “It is folly,”
and of self-indulgent pleasure, 10 “It accomplishes nothing!” 11
2:3 I thought deeply 12 about the effects of 13 indulging 14 myself 15 with wine
(all the while 16 my mind was guiding me 17 with wisdom) 18
and the effects of 19 behaving foolishly, 20
so that 21 I might discover what is profitable 22
for people 23 to do on earth 24 during the few days 25 of their lives.