Ecclesiastes 2:3-7

³Then I used my mind to examine the attraction of wine to my body. My mind still guiding me with wisdom, I took it until I acted like a fool, so that I might see whether this was good for people to do during their time here.

⁴Then I tried great construction projects. I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

⁵I made for myself gardens and parks, planting them with all kinds of fruit trees.

⁶I constructed for myself reservoirs to water all these growing trees.

⁷I bought male and female slaves, and their children also belonged to me. I also owned many herds and flocks, more than anyone in Jerusalem before me.