Ecclesiastes 2:2-9

²I saide of laughter, Thou art mad: and of ioy, What is this that thou doest?

³I sought in mine heart to giue my selfe to wine, and to leade mine heart in wisdome, and to take holde of follie, till I might see where is that goodnesse of the children of men, which they enioy vnder the sunne: the whole nomber of the dayes of their life.

⁴I haue made my great workes: I haue built me houses: I haue planted me vineyards.

⁵I haue made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them trees of all fruite.

⁶I haue made me cisternes of water, to water therewith the woods that growe with trees.

⁷I haue gotten seruants and maides, and had children borne in the house: also I had great possession of beeues and sheepe aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem.

⁸I haue gathered vnto me also siluer and gold, and the chiefe treasures of Kings and prouinces: I haue prouided me men singers and women singers, and the delites of the sonnes of men, as a woman taken captiue, and women taken captiues.

⁹And I was great, and increased aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem: also my wisedome remained with me.