Ecclesiastes 2:3-5

Common English Bible

³ I tried cheering myself with wine and by embracing folly—with wisdom still guiding me—until I might see what is really worth doing in the few days that human beings have under heaven.

⁴ I took on great projects: I built houses for myself, planted vineyards for myself. ⁵ I made gardens and parks for myself, planting every kind of fruit tree in them.