1I said in my heart, Come now, I…
2I said of laughter, It is mad; and…
3I searched in my heart how to cheer…
4I made me great works; I builded me…
5I made me gardens and parks, and I…
6I made me pools of water, to water…
7I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants…
8I gathered me also silver and gold, and…
9So I was great, and increased more than…
10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not…
11Then I looked on all the works that…
12And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and…
13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as…
14The wise man’s eyes are in his head,…
15Then said I in my heart, As it…
16For of the wise man, even as of…
17So I hated life, because the work that…
18And I hated all my labor wherein I…
19And who knoweth whether he will be a…
20Therefore I turned about to cause my heart…
21For there is a man whose labor is…
22For what hath a man of all his…
23For all his days are [but] sorrows, and…
24There is nothing better for a man [than]…
25For who can eat, or who can have…
26For to the man that pleaseth him [God]…
