1. I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
2. I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What use is it?
3. I sought in my heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men, which they should do under heaven all the days of their life.
4. I made myself great works; I built houses; I planted vineyards:
5. I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them with all kind of fruit: