Ecclesiastes 2:4-9 A Testimony to Extravagant WorksWith respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ A Testimony to Extravagant WorksWith respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself. ⁵ I constructed gardens and orchards for myself, and within them I planted all kinds of fruit trees. ⁶ I built for myself water reservoirs to irrigate forests that produce trees.
⁷ A Testimony to Extravagant PossessionsI acquired male and female slaves, and had other slaves born in my house. I also acquired for myself increasing numbers of herds and flocks—more than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. ⁸ I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man—all sorts of mistresses.
⁹ A Testimony to Extravagant PositionSo I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise.