Ecclesiastes 2:4-18

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.

12And I turnedH6437 myselfH589 to beholdH7200 wisdomH2451, and madnessH1947 and follyH5531; for whatH4100 canH4100 the manH120 doH6213 that cometh afterH310 the kingH4428? evenH3588 that whichH834 hath been alreadyH3528 doneH6213.

13Then I sawH7200 that wisdomH2451 excelleth follyH5531, as far as lightH216 excelleth darknessH2822.

14The wiseH2450 man’sH2450 eyesH5869 are in his headH7218, and the foolH3684 walketh in darknessH2822: and yet I perceivedH3045 that one event happeneth to them allH3605.

15Then saidH559 I in my heartH3820, As it happeneth to the foolH3684, soH1571 will it happen evenH1571 to meH589; and whyH4100 was I then moreH3148 wiseH2449? Then I saidH559 in my heartH3820, that this also was vanityH1892.

16For of the wiseH2450 manH2450, evenH3588 as of the foolH3684, there is noH369 remembranceH2146 for everH5769; seeingH3588 that in the daysH3117 to comeH935 allH3605 will have been alreadyH3528 forgottenH7911. And howH349 doth the wiseH2450 manH2450 dieH4191 evenH3588 as the foolH3684!

17SoH6213 I hatedH8130 lifeH2416; becauseH3588 the workH4639 that is wroughtH4639 underH8478 the sunH8121 was grievous unto meH5921: for allH3605 is vanityH1892 and a strivingH7469 afterH5921 windH7307.

18And I hatedH8130 allH3605 my labour wherein I laboured underH8478 the sunH8121: seeing that I mustH853 leaveH3240 it unto the manH120 that shall be afterH310 meH8130.