American Standard Version
"I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it? "
— Ecclesiastes 2:2, American Standard Version
“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”
“I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"”
“I said of partying,“It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure,“It accomplishes nothing!””
“Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?”
“Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?”
“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.
I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?
I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;