Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

1I SAIDH559 in mine heartH3820, GoH4994 to nowH4994, I will prove thee with mirthH8057; therefore enjoyH7200 pleasureH8057: and, beholdH2009, this also was vanityH1892.

2I saidH559 of laughterH7814, It is mad: and of mirthH8057, WhatH4100 doeth it?

3I searched in mineH8478 heartH3820 howH834 to cheer my fleshH1320 with wineH3196, mineH8478 heartH3820 yet guiding meH7200 with wisdomH2451, and howH834 to layH1121 holdH270 on follyH5531, tillH5704 I might seeH7200 whatH834 it was goodH2896 for the sonsH1121 of menH120 that they should doH6213 underH8478 the heavenH8064 allH5704 the daysH3117 of their lifeH3117.

4I madeH4639 meH1004 greatH1431 worksH4639; I builded meH1004 housesH1004; I plantedH5193 meH1004 vineyardsH3754;

5I madeH6213 meH3605 gardensH1593 and parksH6508, and I plantedH5193 treesH6086 in them of allH3605 kindsH3605 of fruitH6529:

6I madeH6213 meH8248 poolsH1295 of waterH4325, to waterH4325 therefrom the forestH3293 where treesH6086 were reared:

7I boughtH7069 menservants and maidens, and had servantsH5650 bornH1121 in my houseH1004; also I had great possessionsH4735 of herdsH1241 and flocksH6629, aboveH6440 allH3605 that were beforeH6440 meH6440 in JerusalemH3389:

8I gatheredH3664 meH1121 also silverH3701 and goldH2091, and the peculiar treasureH5459 of kingsH4428 and of the provincesH4082: I gat meH1121 menH120 singersH7891 and women singersH7891, and the delights of the sonsH1121 of menH120, concubinesH7705 veryH1571 manyH7705.

9SoH1961 I was greatH1431, and increasedH3254 moreH3254 thanH3605 allH3605 that were beforeH6440 meH6440 in JerusalemH3389: also my wisdomH2451 remainedH1961 with meH6440.

10And whatsoeverH3605 mine eyesH5869 desiredH7592 I keptH4513 notH3808 from them: I withheldH4513 notH3808 my heartH3820 from anyH3605 joyH8057, for my heartH3820 rejoicedH8055 becauseH3588 of allH3605 my labour; and this was my portionH2506 from allH3605 my labour.

11Then I lookedH6437 on allH3605 the worksH4639 that my handsH3027 had wroughtH4639, and on the labour that I had laboured to doH6213: and, beholdH2009, allH3605 was vanityH1892 and a strivingH7469 afterH7469 windH7307, and there was noH369 profitH3504 underH8478 the sunH8121.