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Ecclesiastes 7:6

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

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Ecclesiastes 7:6 in other translations

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

Ecclesiastes 7:6 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:6 in context

  1. 4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
  2. 5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.
  3. 6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
  4. 7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
  5. 8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.
    The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.