Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

2“Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”

3I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.