1I said in my heart, “Come now, I…
2I said of laughter, “It is foolishness;” and…
3I searched in my heart how to cheer…
4I made myself great works. I built myself…
5I made myself gardens and parks, and I…
6I made myself pools of water, to water…
7I bought male servants and female servants, and…
8I also gathered silver and gold for myself,…
9So I was great, and increased more than…
10Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from…
11Then I looked at all the works that…
12I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and…
13Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as…
14The wise man’s eyes are in his head,…
15Then I said in my heart, “As it…
16For of the wise man, even as of…
17So I hated life, because the work that…
18I hated all my labor in which I…
19Who knows whether he will be a wise…
20Therefore I began to cause my heart to…
21For there is a man whose labor is…
22For what does a man have of all…
23For all his days are sorrows, and his…
24There is nothing better for a man than…
25For who can eat, or who can have…
26For to the man who pleases him, God…
