Ecclesiastes 2:4-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Emptiness of Possessions

⁴ I increased my achievements. I built houses^(A) and planted vineyards^(B) for myself. ⁵ I made gardens^(C) and parks for myself and planted every kind of fruit tree in them. ⁶ I constructed reservoirs of water for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.^(D)