I said{H559}{(H8804)} in mine heart{H3820}, Go to now{H3212}{(H8798)}, I will prove{H5254}{(H8762)} thee with mirth{H8057}, therefore enjoy{H7200}{(H8798)} pleasure{H2896}: and, behold, this also is vanity{H1892}.

I said{H559}{(H8804)} of laughter{H7814}, It is mad{H1984}{(H8781)}: and of mirth{H8057}, What{H2090} doeth{H6213}{(H8802)} it?

I sought{H8446}{(H8804)} in mine heart{H3820} to give{H4900}{(H8800)} myself{H1320} unto wine{H3196}, yet acquainting{H5090}{(H8802)} mine heart{H3820} with wisdom{H2451}; and to lay hold{H270}{(H8800)} on folly{H5531}, till I might see{H7200}{(H8799)} what was that good{H2896} for the sons{H1121} of men{H120}, which they should do{H6213}{(H8799)} under the heaven{H8064} all{H4557} the days{H3117} of their life{H2416}.

I made me great{H1431}{(H8689)} works{H4639}; I builded{H1129}{(H8804)} me houses{H1004}; I planted{H5193}{(H8804)} me vineyards{H3754}:

I made{H6213}{(H8804)} me gardens{H1593} and orchards{H6508}, and I planted{H5193}{(H8804)} trees{H6086} in them of all kind of fruits{H6529}:

I made{H6213}{(H8804)} me pools{H1295} of water{H4325}, to water{H8248}{(H8687)} therewith the wood{H3293} that bringeth forth{H6779}{(H8802)} trees{H6086}:

I got{H7069}{(H8804)} me servants{H5650} and maidens{H8198}, and had servants born{H1121} in my house{H1004}; also I had great{H7235}{(H8687)} possessions{H4735} of great{H1241} and small cattle{H6629} above all that were in Jerusalem{H3389} before{H6440} me:

I gathered{H3664}{(H8804)} me also silver{H3701} and gold{H2091}, and the peculiar treasure{H5459} of kings{H4428} and of the provinces{H4082}: I gat{H6213}{(H8804)} me men singers{H7891}{(H8802)} and women singers{H7891}{(H8802)}, and the delights{H8588} of the sons{H1121} of men{H120}, as musical instruments{H7705}{H7705}, and that of all sorts.

So I was great{H1431}{(H8804)}, and increased{H3254}{(H8689)} more than all that were before{H6440} me in Jerusalem{H3389}: also my wisdom{H2451} remained{H5975}{(H8804)} with me.

And whatsoever mine eyes{H5869} desired{H7592}{(H8804)} I kept{H680}{(H8804)} not from them, I withheld{H4513}{(H8804)} not my heart{H3820} from any joy{H8057}; for my heart{H3820} rejoiced{H8056} in all my labour{H5999}: and this was my portion{H2506} of all my labour{H5999}.

Then I looked{H6437}{(H8804)} on all the works{H4639} that my hands{H3027} had wrought{H6213}{(H8804)}, and on the labour{H5999} that I had laboured{H5998}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)}: and, behold, all was vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}, and there was no profit{H3504} under the sun{H8121}.

And I turned{H6437}{(H8804)} myself to behold{H7200}{(H8800)} wisdom{H2451}, and madness{H1947}, and folly{H5531}: for what can the man{H120} do that cometh{H935}{(H8799)} after{H310} the king{H4428}? even that which hath been already{H3528} done{H6213}{(H8804)}.

Then I saw{H7200}{(H8804)} that{H3426} wisdom{H2451} excelleth{H3504} folly{H5531}, as far as light{H216} excelleth{H3504} darkness{H2822}.

The wise man's{H2450} eyes{H5869} are in his head{H7218}; but the fool{H3684} walketh{H1980}{(H8802)} in darkness{H2822}: and I myself perceived{H3045}{(H8804)} also that one{H259} event{H4745} happeneth{H7136}{(H8799)} to them all.

Then{H227} said{H559}{(H8804)} I in my heart{H3820}, As it happeneth{H4745} to the fool{H3684}, so it happeneth{H7136}{(H8799)} even to me{H1571}; and why was I then more{H3148} wise{H2449}{(H8804)}? Then I said{H1696}{(H8765)} in my heart{H3820}, that this also is vanity{H1892}.

For there is no remembrance{H2146} of the wise{H2450} more than{H5973} of the fool{H3684} for ever{H5769}; seeing that which now{H3528} is in the days{H3117} to come{H935}{(H8802)} shall all be forgotten{H7911}{(H8738)}. And how dieth{H4191}{(H8799)} the wise{H2450} man? as the fool{H3684}.

Therefore I hated{H8130}{(H8804)} life{H2416}; because the work{H4639} that is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} under the sun{H8121} is grievous{H7451} unto me: for all is vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}.

Yea, I hated{H8130}{(H8804)} all my labour{H5999} which I had taken{H6001} under the sun{H8121}: because I should leave{H3240}{(H8686)} it unto the man{H120} that shall be after{H310} me.

And who knoweth{H3045}{(H8802)} whether he shall be a wise{H2450} man or a fool{H5530}? yet shall he have rule{H7980}{(H8799)} over all my labour{H5999} wherein I have laboured{H5998}{(H8804)}, and wherein I have shewed myself wise{H2449}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121}. This is also vanity{H1892}.

Therefore I went about{H5437}{(H8804)} to cause{H2976} my heart{H3820} to despair{H2976}{(H8763)} of all the labour{H5999} which I took{H5998}{(H8804)} under the sun{H8121}.

For there is{H3426} a man{H120} whose labour{H5999} is in wisdom{H2451}, and in knowledge{H1847}, and in equity{H3788}; yet to a man{H120} that hath not laboured{H5998}{(H8804)} therein shall he leave{H5414}{(H8799)} it for his portion{H2506}. This also is vanity{H1892} and a great{H7227} evil{H7451}.

For what hath{H1933}{(H8802)} man{H120} of all his labour{H5999}, and of the vexation{H7475} of his heart{H3820}, wherein{H1931} he hath laboured{H6001} under the sun{H8121}?

For all his days{H3117} are sorrows{H4341}, and his travail{H6045} grief{H3708}; yea, his heart{H3820} taketh not rest{H7901}{(H8804)} in the night{H3915}. This is also vanity{H1892}.

There is nothing better{H2896} for a man{H120}, than that he should eat{H398}{(H8799)} and drink{H8354}{(H8804)}, and that he should make his soul{H5315} enjoy{H7200}{(H8689)} good{H2896} in his labour{H5999}. This{H2090} also I saw{H7200}{(H8804)}, that it was from the hand{H3027} of God{H430}.

For who can eat{H398}{(H8799)}, or who else can hasten{H2363}{(H8799)} hereunto, more{H2351} than I?

For God giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} to a man{H120} that is good{H2896} in his sight{H6440} wisdom{H2451}, and knowledge{H1847}, and joy{H8057}: but to the sinner{H2398}{(H8802)} he giveth{H5414}{(H8804)} travail{H6045}, to gather{H622}{(H8800)} and to heap up{H3664}{(H8800)}, that he may give{H5414}{(H8800)} to him that is good{H2896} before{H6440} God{H430}. This also is vanity{H1892} and vexation{H7469} of spirit{H7307}.