Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 - Qohelet's Investigation Of Self-Indulgence
1 Said, I, in my heart, Come now! I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou on blessedness, - but lo! even that, was vanity. 2 Of laughter, I said, Madness! and, of mirth, What can it do? 3 I sought out with my heart, to cherish with wine, my flesh, - but, my heart, was to guide with wisdom, even in laying hold of folly, until I should see which was blessedness for the sons of men, as to that which they could do, under the heavens, during the number of the days of their life.