NET Bible
"For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless."
— Ecclesiastes 7:6, NET Bible
“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.”
“It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.”
“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.”
Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.
For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.
Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.
Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.