Bible verse
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 7:6 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ecclesiastes 7.
2 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
5 It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
6 For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
KJV
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.
ASV
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
ERV
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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