Ecclesiastes 2:2 | |
NASB: I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?" (NASB ©1995) GWT: I thought, "Laughter doesn't make any sense. What does pleasure accomplish?" (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? ASV: I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it? BBE: Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it? DBY: I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it? JPS: I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?' WBS: I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? WEB: I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?" YLT: Of laughter I said, 'Foolish!' and of mirth, 'What [is] this it is doing?' | |
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