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


In Context

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ecclesiastes 2:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:4I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:4I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.