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I made my works great; I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself;

I made gardens and parks for myself; and I planted trees in them of every fruit;

I made pools of water for myself; to water from them the forest shooting forth trees;

I bought slaves and slave girls, and the sons of the house were mine. Also livestock, a herd and a great flock were mine, above all that were before me in Jerusalem.

I also gathered to me silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of provinces. I made ready male singers and female singers for myself; and the delights of the sons of men, a concubine, and concubines.

And I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom stayed with me.

And all that my eyes desired, I did not set aside from them. I withheld not my heart from all joy; for my heart rejoiced from all my labor; and this was my part from all my labor.

Then I faced on all my works that my hands had done, and on the labor that I had labored to do. And, lo, all is vanity and striving after wind, and there is no profit under the sun.