וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי מִכֹּ֛ל שֶׁהָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אַ֥ף חָכְמָתִ֖י עָ֥מְדָה לִּֽי׃
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom stood me in stead.
Read midrashic interpretation of Ecclesiastes 2:9: and classical rabbinic exegesis.