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Ecclesiastes 7:6

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6For as the 1crackling of athorn bushes under a pot,

So is the blaughter of the fool;

And this too is futility.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit voice

Cross references

  1. aPs 58:9; 118:12
  2. bEccl 2:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,

so is the laughter of the fools;

this also is vanity.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,

so is the laughter of fools.

This too is meaningless.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

for like the crackling of burning thorns under the pot,

so is the laughter of the fool.

This too is futile.

NLTNew Living Translation

A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,

like thorns crackling in a fire.

This also is meaningless.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like the sound of thorns under a pot,

so also the laughter of fools.

This also is vanity!

KJV 1900King James Version

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.