Ecclesiastes 7:6
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6mFor as the crackling of nthorns under a pot,
so is the laughter of the fools;
this also is vanity.1
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- 1The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on )
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,
so is the laughter of fools.
This too is meaningless.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
for like the crackling of burning thorns under the pot,
so is the laughter of the fool.
This too is futile.
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NLTNew Living Translation
A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Like the sound of thorns under a pot,
so also the laughter of fools.
This also is vanity!
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KJV 1900King James Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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