Cogitavi in corde meo abstrahere a vino carnem meam, ut animam meam transferrem ad sapientiam, devitaremque stultitiam, donec viderem quid esset utile filiis hominum, quo facto opus est sub sole numero dierum vitæ suæ.
I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life.
Cogita in corde meo abstrahe ab vino carne meo, ut anima meo transfer ad sapientia, et devita stultitia, usque que vide quid es utile ad filios de homines, quo fac opere es sub sole numero de dies de vita suo.