1 I said in my heart: 'I will go forth and overflow with delights, and I will enjoy good things.' And I saw that this, too, is emptiness.
2 Laughter, I considered an error. And to rejoicing, I said: 'Why are you being deceived, to no purpose?'
3 I decided in my heart to withdraw my flesh from wine, so that I might bring my mind to wisdom, and turn away from foolishness, until I see what is useful for the sons of men, and what they ought to do under the sun, during the number of the days of their life.
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