Ecclesiastes 2:12

¹²So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?).

In Ecclesiastes 2, the Teacher (Qoheleth) narrates his grand experiment in hedonism, achievement, and wisdom. He tests pleasure, laughter, wine, building projects, wealth, and cultural accomplishments—only to find them all "vanity and a striving after wind." The chapter builds a dev