1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Ecclesiastes 2:1 | I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity. | Delights. He speaks in the name of libertines, (St. Gregory, Dial. 4:4.) or after his conversion. (Calmet) --- The worldling might object that since wisdom affords not content, it is best to try pleasure. But this meets not with the approbation of the wise, as all terrestrial joy is short, and can yield no more than a passing consolation. (Worthington) |