Ecclesiastes 7:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֣יh3588
1For as the cracklingכְק֤וֹלh6963
4of thornsהַסִּ֔ירh5518
3תַּ֣חַתh8478
4of thornsהַסִּ֔ירh5518
5כֵּ֖ןh3651
6so is the laughterשְׂחֹ֣קh7814
7of the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילh3684
8וְגַםh1571
9זֶ֖הh2088
10this also is vanityהָֽבֶל׃h1892

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.