Ecclesiastes 2:9-11 9 So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me. 10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, For my heart rejoiced in all my labor; And this was my reward from all my labor. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done And on the labor in which I had toiled; And indeed all was vanity and grasping for the wind. There was no profit under the sun.
SOAP – Ecclesiastes 2:11 Solomon reflects on all he has done, how great he has become, and all of the desires he had fulfilled. Despite attaining the peak of human achievement, he still failed to gain the meaning of life. All of his seeking was in vain. He sought the meaning of life in pleasure, but found that he was grasping for the wind. The pursuit of pleasure and accomplishment may lead to short-term enjoyment, but it does not yield long-term profit or true significance in life.