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LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012 - Ecclesiastes - Ecclesiastes 2

Ecclesiastes 2:3-19

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3And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as with wine, (though my heart guided me in wisdom,) and I desired to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.
4I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
5I made me gardens and orchards, and planted in them every kind of fruit tree.
6I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
7I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
8Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, and the peculiar treasures of kings and provinces: I procured me singing men and singing women, and delights of the sons of men, a butler and female cupbearers.
9So I became great, and advanced beyond all that were before in Jerusalem: also my wisdom was established to me.
10And whatever my eyes desired, I withheld not from them, I withheld not my heart from all my mirth: for my heart rejoiced in all my labor; and this was my portion of all my labor.
11And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labor which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
12Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things where in he employs it?
13And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.
14The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walks in darkness: and I perceived, even I, that one event shall happen to them all.
15And I said in my heart, As the event of the fool is, so shall it be to me, even to me: and to what purpose have I gained wisdom? I said moreover in my heart, This is also vanity, because the fool speaks of his abundance.
16For there is no remembrance of the wise man with the fool for ever; forasmuch as now in the coming days all things are forgotten: and how shall the wise man die with the fool?
17So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
18And I hated the whole of my labor which I took under the sun; because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
19And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? and whether he will have power over all my labor in which I laboured, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? this is also vanity.

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