Ecclesiastes 7:6 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
World English Bible (WEB)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So `is' the laughter of a fool, even this `is' vanity.
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| as the crackling | כְק֤וֹל | kĕqôl | heh-KOLE |
| thorns of | הַסִּירִים֙ | hassîrîm | ha-see-REEM |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | taḥat | TA-haht |
| a pot, | הַסִּ֔יר | hassîr | ha-SEER |
| so | כֵּ֖ן | kēn | kane |
| laughter the is | שְׂחֹ֣ק | śĕḥōq | seh-HOKE |
| of the fool: | הַכְּסִ֑יל | hakkĕsîl | ha-keh-SEEL |
| this | וְגַם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| also | זֶ֖ה | ze | zeh |
| is vanity. | הָֽבֶל׃ | hābel | HA-vel |