Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

1I thought to myself, “Now I want to experiment with pleasure and enjoy myself.” But even this was pointless.

2I thought, “Laughter doesn’t make any sense. What does pleasure accomplish?”

3I explored ways to make myself feel better by drinking wine. I also explored ways to do ⌞some⌟ foolish things. During all that time, wisdom continued to control my mind. I was able to determine whether this was good for mortals to do during their brief lives under heaven.