2:1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also {is} vanity. 
2:1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will test thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also {is} vanity. 

2:2 I said of laughter, {It is} mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 
2:2 I said of laughter, {It is} mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 

2:3 I sought in my heart, to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what {was} that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 
2:3 I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what {was} that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 

2:4 I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards: 
2:4 I made for myself great works; I built houses; I planted vineyards: 

2:5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all {kind of} fruits: 
2:5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all {kind of} fruits: 

2:6 I made me pools of water, to water with them the wood that bringeth forth trees: 
2:6 I made me pools of water, to water with them the wood that bringeth forth trees: 

2:7 I procured {me} servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: 
2:7 I procured {me} male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks above all that were in Jerusalem before me: 

2:8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings, and of the provinces: I procured me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, {as} musical instruments, and of all sorts. 
2:8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the special treasure of kings and of the provinces: I procured me male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men, {as} musical instruments, and of all sorts. 

2:9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. 
2:9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. 

2:10 And whatever my eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor: and this was my portion of all my labor. 
2:10 And whatever my eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. 

2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and behold, all {was} vanity and vexation of spirit, and {there was} no profit under the sun. 
2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all {was} vanity and vexation of spirit, and {there was} no profit under the sun. 

2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what {can} the man {do} that cometh after the king? {even} that which hath been already done. 
2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what {can} the man {do} that cometh after the king? {even} that which hath been already done. 

2:13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 
2:13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 

2:14 The wise man's eyes {are} in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. 
2:14 The wise man's eyes {are} in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. 

2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also {is} vanity. 
2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also {is} vanity. 

2:16 For {there is} no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now {is} in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise {man}? as the fool. 
2:16 For {there is} no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now {is} in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise {man}? as the fool. 

2:17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun {is} grievous to me: for all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit. 
2:17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun {is} grievous to me: for all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit. 

2:18 Yes, I hated all my labor which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me. 
2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it to the man that shall be after me. 

2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise {man} or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have showed myself wise under the sun. This {is} also vanity. 
2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise {man} or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour in which I have laboured, and in which I have showed myself wise under the sun. This {is} also vanity. 

2:20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labor which I took under the sun. 
2:20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. 

2:21 For there is a man whose labor is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not labored in it, shall he leave it {for} his portion. This also {is} vanity and a great evil. 
2:21 For there is a man whose labour {is} in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured in it shall he leave it {for} his portion. This also {is} vanity and a great evil. 

2:22 For what hath man of all his labor, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath labored under the sun? 
2:22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, in which he hath laboured under the sun? 

2:23 For all his days {are} sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 
2:23 For all his days {are} sorrows, and his labour grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 

2:24 {There is} nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and {that} he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it {was} from the hand of God. 
2:24 {There is} nothing better for a man, {than} that he should eat and drink, and {that} he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it {was} from the hand of God. 

2:25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten {to it} more than I? 
2:25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten {to it}, more than I? 

2:26 For {God} giveth to a man who {is} good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth toil, to gather, and to amass, that he may give to {him that is} good before God. This also {is} vanity and vexation of spirit. 
2:26 For {God} giveth to a man who {is} good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth toil, to gather and to store up {wealth}, that he may give to {him that is} good before God. This also {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.