Ecclesiastes 7:6
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 King James Version (AKJV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
Webster's Revision
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
World English Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Clarke's Ecclesiastes 7:6 Bible Commentary
For as the crackling of thorns - They make a great noise, a great blaze; and are extinguished in a few moments. Such indeed, comparatively, are the joys of life; they are noisy, flashy, and transitory.
Barnes's Ecclesiastes 7:6 Bible Commentary
As the crackling of thorns - Noisy while it lasts, and quickly extinguished. See Psalm 58:9 note.
Wesley's Ecclesiastes 7:6 Bible Commentary
7:6 Thorns - Which for a time make a great noise and blaze, but presently go out.