Ecclesiastes 2:1-6 ▼

1 I told myself, |I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself.| But this was pointless.

2 |Senseless,| said I concerning laughter and pleasure, |How practical is this?|

3 I decided to indulge in wine, while still remaining committed to wisdom. I also tried to indulge in foolishness, just enough to determine whether it was good for human beings under heaven given the short time of their lives.

4 With respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

5 I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees.

6 I built for myself water reservoirs to irrigate forests that produce trees.