Ecclesiastes 7:6

The Value of Wisdom

5It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. 6For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

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Berean Standard Bible
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
American Standard Version (1901)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Bible in Basic English
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
Free Bible Version
The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorn twigs burning under a pot—without sense and quickly over.
King James (Authorized) Version
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Translation for Translators
By listening to foolish people laughing we will not learn any more than by listening to the crackling of thorns being burned under a pot. Listening to fools is senseless.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so also is the laughter of fools. This, too, is vapor.
Noah Webster Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
World English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Young's Literal Translation
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.