6. Personal pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
1 I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with
pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
2 “Laughter,” I said, “is foolish. And what does pleasure
accomplish?”
3 I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my
mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was worthwhile for men
to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
7. Great public and private works.
Ecclesiastes 2:4-6
4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and
planted vineyards.
5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit
trees in them.
6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.
8. Riches and glory.
Ecclesiastes 2:7-9
7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who
were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in
Jerusalem before me.
8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of
kings and provinces. I acquired men and women singers, and a harem as well—the
delights of the heart of man.
9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me.
In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
9. Unbridled lusts and passions.
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my
heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my work, and this was the
reward for all my labor.
11 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I
had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing was gained under the sun.
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