Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 - Qohelet's Investigation Of Self-Indulgence
1 I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with rejoicing. Consider goodness. This also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter: It is madness. And of pleasure: What does it do? 3 I searched in my mind how to stimulate my flesh with wine. My mind guided my heart with wisdom. I possessed foolishness until I could see what was good for the sons of men. I saw what they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.