Ecclesiastes 2:8-10

International Standard Version

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.

A Testimony to Extravagant Position

⁹ So I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise. ¹⁰ Whenever I wanted something I had seen, I never refused that desire. Instead, I enjoyed everything I did, and this became the reward in what I had undertaken.