Ecclesiastes 2:2
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2aI said of laughter, “It is madness,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I said about laughter, “It is madness,” and about pleasure, “What does this accomplish?”
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NLTNew Living Translation
So I said, “Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
I said of laughter, “It is folly!” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
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KJV 1900King James Version
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
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