I said of partying, “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

I thought to myself, “Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile.” But I found that it also is futile.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time – with self-control and not in drunkenness.

All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach – yet his appetite is never satisfied!

So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.