7814 [e]   2 liś·ḥō·wq   2 לִשְׂח֖וֹק    2 Of laughter   2 Prep‑l ¦ N‑ms   2

559 [e] ’ā·mar·tî אָמַ֣רְתִּי I said V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs

1984 [e] mə·hō·w·lāl; מְהוֹלָ֑ל It is madness V‑Pual‑Prtcpl‑ms

8057 [e] ū·lə·śim·ḥāh וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה and of joy Conj‑w, Prep‑l ¦ N‑fs

4100 [e] mah- מַה־ What Interrog

2090 [e] zōh זֹּ֥ה [good is] this Pro‑fs

6213 [e] ‘ō·śāh. עֹשָֽׂה׃ doing V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑fs

Berean Study Bible
I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

Young's Literal Translation
Of laughter I said, ‘Foolish!’ and of mirth, ‘What [is] this it is doing?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said about laughter, “ It is madness,” and about pleasure, “ What does this accomplish? ”

New American Standard Bible
I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"

King James Bible
I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? Ecclesiastes 2:2 • Ecclesiastes 2:2 NIV • Ecclesiastes 2:2 NLT • Ecclesiastes 2:2 ESV • Ecclesiastes 2:2 NASB • Ecclesiastes 2:2 KJV • Ecclesiastes 2:2 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 2:2 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 2:2 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 2:2 German Bible

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