Ecclesiastes 2:4-9

Good News Translation

^4 (A)I accomplished great things. I built myself houses and planted vineyards. ⁵ I planted gardens and orchards, with all kinds of fruit trees in them; ⁶ I dug ponds to irrigate them. ^7 (B)I bought many slaves, and there were slaves born in my household. I owned more livestock than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem. ^8 (C)I also piled up silver and gold from the royal treasuries of the lands I ruled. Men and women sang to entertain me, and I had all the women a man could want.

^9 (D)Yes, I was great, greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and my wisdom never failed me.