Coverdale(i)
4 I made gorgious fayre workes, I buylded me houses, and planted vynyardes:
5 I made me ortchardes and gardens of pleasure, and planted trees in them of all maner frutes.
6 I made poles of water, to water ye grene and frutefull trees withall.
7 I bought seruauntes and maydes, and had a greate housholde. As for catell and shepe, I had more substaunce of them, then all they yt were before me in Ierusalem.
8 I gathered syluer & golde together, euen a treasure of kynges & londes. I prouided me syngers and wome which coude playe of instrumentes, to make men myrth and pastime. I gat me drynkynge cuppes also and glasses.
9 (Shortly) I was greater & in more worshipe, then all my predecessours in Ierusale. For wy?dome remayned with me: