Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
The Vanity of Pleasure and Possessions
2I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with agladness, so that you shall see good things.” And behold, it too was vanity. 2aI said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of gladness, “What does it do?” 3I explored with my heart how to 1,astimulate my 2body with wine—while my heart was guiding me wisely—and how to seize bsimpleminded folly, until I could see cwhere is this good for the sons of men in what they do under heaven the few days of their lives.