- I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
- I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
- I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
- I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
- I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
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- I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.
- I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"
- I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.
- I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;
- I made gardens and parks for myself and I planted in them all kinds of fruit trees;
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