New King James Version
I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”

King James Bible
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

American Standard Version
I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?

English Revised Version
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

World English Bible
I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"

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

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