I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with
pleasure--enjoy yourself!" But behold, this also was
vanity! I said of laughter, "It is mad," and of
pleasure, "What use is it?" (Ecclesiastes 2:1)
"Lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God" 2 Tim. 3:4
Many are not content, because they
have so few worldly
pleasures. Yet it is commonly the case--that the
more
worldly pleasure--the less happiness there is.
The more pleasure--the more sin also!
The more pleasure--the
more dreadful the last account!
The pleasures of sin are
but for a season, and that season
is so short. The pleasures
of sense are wholly insufficient
to give permanent enjoyment.
"All things are
full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is
not satisfied
with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing."
(Ecclesiastes 1:8)