Ecclesiastes 2:2 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

² I said of laughter, *It is foolishness;* and of mirth, *What does it accomplish?*

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² I said of laughter, It is mad, and of pleasure, What does it accomplish?

American Standard Version (1901)

² I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

Common English Bible

² Merriment, I thought, is madness; pleasure, of no use at all.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Laughter, I considered an error. And to rejoicing, I said: "Why are you being deceived, to no purpose?"

Ecclesiastes 2:2 Cross References

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.

Proverbs 17:22

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.