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


In Context

1 I said in my heart, |Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;| and behold, this also was vanity.

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

3 I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

4 I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself 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 Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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