Ecclesiastes 2:2-4

New American Standard Bible 1995

^2 (A)I said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?” ³ I explored with my ^[a]mind how to ^(B)stimulate my body with wine while my ^[b]mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of ^(C)folly, until I could see ^(D)what good there is for the sons of men ^[c]to do under heaven the few ^[d]years of their lives. ⁴ I enlarged my works: I ^(E)built houses for myself, I planted ^(F)vineyards for myself;