Ecclesiastes 2 — GMV

2 Verse 1 I said in my heart, ^{Verse 2} I said to laughter, Madness: ^{Verse 3} And I examined whether my heart ^{Verse 4} I enlarged my work; ^{Verse 5} I made me gardens and orchards, ^{Verse 6} I made me pools of water, ^{Verse 7} I got servants and maidens, ^{Verse 8} Moreover I collected for myself both silver and gold also, ^{Verse 9} So I became great, ^{Verse 10} And whatever mine eyes desired, ^{Verse 11} And I looked on all my works ^{Verse 12} Then I looked on to see wisdom, ^{Verse 13} And I saw that wisdom excels folly, ^{Verse 14} The wise man’s eyes are in his head; ^{Verse 15} And I said in my heart, ^{Verse 16} For there is no remembrance of the wise man ^{Verse 17} So I hated life; ^{Verse 18} And I hated the whole of my labor ^{Verse 19} And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? ^{Verse 20} So I went about to dismiss from my heart ^{Verse 21} For there is such a man that his labor ^{Verse 22} For it happens to a man in all his labor, ^{Verse 23} For all his days ^{Verse 24} A man has nothing really good ^{Verse 25} For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him? ^{Verse 26} For God has given to the man