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I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and, behold, this also was vanity.
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A Quest, Not a Binge
Commentators emphasize that Solomon's turn to pleasure was a deliberate, philosophical experiment. He was 'proving' or 'testing' if happiness could be found in mirth, much like he had tested wisdom. Scholars like Gill and Barnes note that this was a rational inquiry, not a descent into sinful indulgence, and that Solomon's wisdom remained with him throughout the process.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Solomon’s trial of God’s second gift, namely, riches, and the enjoyment which riches supply; this brought him to the sane result ().
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19th Century
Anglican
In my heart.— To my heart (Luke 12:19; Psalms 42:11).
Go to now.—[Reference Numbers…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I said in mine heart He communed with his heart, he thought and reasoned within himself, and came to this resolution…
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Solomon soon found mirth and pleasure to be vanity. What does noisy, flashy mirth do towards making a man happy? The manifold devices of men's hear…
