Ecclesiastes 2:3

Easy To Read Version

So I decided to fill my body with wine while I filled my mind with wisdom. I tried this foolishness because I wanted to find a way to be happy. I wanted to see what was good for people to do during their few days of life.

Cross References

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “I have had a short life with many troubles. I have lived only 130 years. My father and his ancestors [251] lived to be much older than I am.”

Job 14:14

If a person dies, will he live again?\par I would wait as long as I must\par until I could be set free.\par

Psalm 104:15

God gives us\par the wine that makes us happy,\par the oil that makes our skin soft, {\cf2\super [544]} \par and the food that makes us strong.\par

Proverbs 20:1

Wine and beer make people lose control of themselves. They get loud and start to brag. They become drunk and do foolish things.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

I decided to learn how wisdom and knowledge are better than thinking foolish things. But I learned that trying to become wise is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [7]}

Ecclesiastes 10:19

People enjoy eating, and wine makes life happier. But money solves a lot of problems.

Ecclesiastes 5:18

I have seen that this is the best a person can do: A person should eat, drink, and enjoy the work he does during his short life on earth. God has given him these few days, and that is all he has.

Ecclesiastes 6:12

Who knows what is best for a person during his short life on earth? His life passes like a shadow. No one can tell him what will happen later.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Try to be a little of this and a little of that. {\cf2\super [33]} Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I studied and I tried very hard to find true wisdom. I tried to find a reason for everything. \{What did I learn?\} I learned that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a foolish person.

Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. Why? Because the best thing people can do in this life {\cf2\super [34]} is to eat, drink, and enjoy life. At least that will help people enjoy the hard work God gave them to do during their life on earth.

Matthew 6:24

“No person can serve two masters at the same time. He will hate one master and love the other master. Or he will follow one master and refuse to follow the other master. So you cannot serve God and Money {\cf2\super [81]} at the same time.

Ephesians 5:18

Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}

Judges 9:13

But the vine answered, “My wine makes men and kings happy. Should I stop making my wine just to go and sway over the trees?”

1 Samuel 25:36

Abigail went back to Nabal. Nabal was in the house. Nabal had been eating like a king. Nabal was drunk and feeling good. So Abigail told Nabal nothing until the next morning.