Ecclesiastes 2:2-4

Common English Bible

² Merriment, I thought, is madness; pleasure, of no use at all. ³ I tried cheering myself with wine and by embracing folly—with wisdom still guiding me—until I might see what is really worth doing in the few days that human beings have under heaven.

⁴ I took on great projects: I built houses for myself, planted vineyards for myself.