Ecclesiastes 2:8-10

Contemporary English Version

^8 (A) Foreign rulers brought me silver, gold, and precious treasures. Men and women sang for me, and I had many wives^[a] who gave me great pleasure.

^9 (B) I was the most famous person who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and I was very wise. ¹⁰ I got whatever I wanted and did whatever made me happy. But most of all, I enjoyed my work.