Ecclesiastes 2:6

I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

Cross-reference

Psalm 1:3 Contrast

Psalm 1:3 uses the same tree-by-water imagery to describe the righteous, contrasting with the Teacher's self-built pools.

Jeremiah 17:8 echoes the tree planted by waters, blessed despite drought — a parallel to the Teacher's artificial watering system.