World English Bible
"I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards."
— Ecclesiastes 2:4, World English Bible
“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:”
“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards; ”
“Futility of Materialism I increased my possessions: I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.”
“I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards,”
“I undertook great works, building myself houses and planting vine-gardens.”
“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:”
I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.
I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"
I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.
I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.
I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit.
I made myself pools of water, to water from it the forest where trees were reared.
I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;