Ecclesiastes 2:2-4

New International Reader's Version

² “Laughter doesn’t make any sense,” I said. “And what can pleasure do for me?” ³ I tried cheering myself up by drinking wine. I even tried living in a foolish way. But wisdom was still guiding my mind. I wanted to see what was good for people to do on earth during their short lives.

⁴ So I started some large projects. I built houses for myself. I planted vineyards.