Ecclesiastes chapter 2

Eccl 2

1 It is said, to test the vanity of the joy in your heart, walk around to see some good things.

2 you will say, is THIS about laughter and joy, or to (give) praise for what had been done? 

3 See a good thing, the sons of Adam do under heaven out of the foolish-intelligent of their heart. They draw their flesh (scouting) for series/turns of wine, instead of leading their heart to catch a number of things of wisdom during the days of their living.

4 they amplify their activities, by building houses and plant vineyards;

5 they criticize trees and plant orchard/garden parks to produce fruits.

6 they construct reservoir (berakah) for water to irrigate the seedlings/sprouts of trees for their forest.

7 they acquire servants and maid-servants, multiply houses, possessions/properties and flock of oxen in presence of their sons in Jerusalem;

8 the king gather the special treasures from the farm of the sons of Adam, even silver and gold from their farmland/field, and for his delight and enjoyment, he makes row /strolling men and strolling women sing within his province (Medinah). 

9 in addition, his wisdom is amplified by all that stand in his presence in Jerusalem; 

10 even joy of his heart and his heart-request is for them to be near to him. Though, he refrains his eyes from their toiling, he rejoices in his lot/portion from the things they toiled/labored for.

11 Even though, everything that is being done under the sun is vanity, they turn to toiling and things  they will labor for, by doing things with their hands, instead of companionship with the SPIRIT for benefits from their actions/work.

12 if we have seen Adam, who turned to excessive indulgence/partying out of his stupid-intelligence; there is wisdom already; so, why should the kings who came afterwards be doing like that?

13 then, I see that, the advantage of wisdom over foolish-intelligence is like existing advantage of light over darkness. 

14 all eyes are on the wise for him to be their headmaster/chief person, but a fool is walking in darkness, where it is known that one accident/fate can happen to him.

15 then, it is wise to ask in your heart, that, why should most things that happens to a fool be coincidental/by accident/by fate? It is because, things he speaks/rehearses in his heart ALSO are vanities.

16 A day is coming that both the wise and the fool will die. However, hither to and to eternity, the remembrance of the wise will be with us, but that of the fool will be mislaid.

17 therefore, the living who are in companionship with the SPIRIT, will hate evil and the activities/work being done under the sun that are unto vanity.

18 I hate to toil under the sun, because toiling is allowed to stay after Adam.

19 why will the fooish one we know, be ruling over the wise, so that, the labour of the wise and things he laboured for under the sun will be unto vanity?

20 his heart would be in despair of the labor and things he will labour for, all round, under the sun.

21 there exist a talent/aptitude/ability in Adam and if Adam had laboured with knowledge and wisdom, it would have given him abundant lot/portion, instead of toiling/laboring on evil things that are unto vanity. 

22 what is 'to be' the idea/concept of toiling/labouring in the heart of anyone like Adam and why is this toiling of 'his' under the sun? 

23 it is all vanities, if the issues/affairs by daytime is with pain/suffering, and by night time, you are lying-down with rage/anger in your heart.

24 it would have been a good thing for (angelic) Elohim to see all Souls, eating and drinking from the labour of their hands. That would have been a good thing for Adam.

25 but his senses/faculty of perception is to consume/eat anything from outside.

26 while he was in companionship with the SPIRIT, Adam was given good things before (angelic) elohim. He was given knowledge and wisdom and joy, but having sinned, it is good that he was (also) given a thing before them, even the ado/issue of convening together to gather things that are unto vanities.