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


In Context

1 I said in my heart, Go to now, I will prove you with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

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

3 I sought in my heart to give myself to wine, yet acquainting my heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

4 I made me great works; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards:

Ecclesiastes 2:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:2"Laughter," I said, "is foolish. And what does pleasure accomplish?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:2Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:2Of laughter I said, 'Foolish!' and of mirth, 'What is this it is doing?'