Ecclesiastes 2:10-12

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¹⁰ If I saw something that I wanted
    I took it for myself.
If something would give me pleasure,
    I did it.
So all my work made me very happy.
    My hard work gave me things to enjoy.
¹¹ Then I thought about everything that I had done,
    and all my hard work.
After all that, I realized that none of these things had a purpose.
    I was like somebody who tries to catch the wind.
None of the things on earth have any value.

¹² Then I decided to think about wisdom.
    I also thought about foolish ways to live.
I thought, ‘The next king will not do any more
    than I have already done.’