Ecclesiastes 7:6

Translation Comparison (18 available)

Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י כְ/ק֤וֹל הַ/סִּירִים֙ תַּ֣חַת הַ/סִּ֔יר כֵּ֖ן שְׂחֹ֣ק הַ/כְּסִ֑יל וְ/גַם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל
English Translation
For as the sound of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of a fool; and this also is vanity.

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

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

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

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

It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

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

Extorting money from others makes wise people into fools, and accepting bribes corrupts the mind.

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

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.

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

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, || So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.

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

A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,<br>like thorns crackling in a fire.<br>This also is meaningless.<br>

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

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

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

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

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.