NET
KJV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

ASV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

ESV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.

ERVEN
6. The laughter of fools is such a waste. It is like thorns burning under a pot. The thorns burn so quickly that the pot does not get hot.

NLT
6. A fool's laughter is quickly gone, like thorns crackling in a fire. This also is meaningless.

WEB
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

NLV
6. For the laughing of a fool is like the sound of a thorn bush burning under a pot. This also is for nothing.

HCSB
6. For like the crackling of [burning] thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

YLT
6. For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.

LITV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the stupid one. And this also is vanity.

RV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

NCV
6. The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorns in a cooking fire. Both are useless.

MKJV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

AKJV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

LXXEN
6. It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.



KJV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

AMP
6. For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)!

KJVP
6. For H3588 CONJ as the crackling H6963 of thorns H5518 under H8478 NMS a pot H5518 , so H3651 ADV [ is ] the laughter H7814 CMS of the fool H3684 : this H2088 DPRO also H1571 W-CONJ [ is ] vanity H1892 .

YLT
6. For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.

ASV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

WEB
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

NASB
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the fool's laughter.

ESV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.

RV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

RSV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fools; this also is vanity.

NKJV
6. For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So [is] the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

MKJV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

AKJV
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

NRSV
6. For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools; this also is vanity.

NIV
6. Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.

NIRV
6. A foolish person's laughter is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. That doesn't have any meaning either.

NLT
6. A fool's laughter is quickly gone, like thorns crackling in a fire. This also is meaningless.

MSG
6. The giggles of fools are like the crackling of twigs Under the cooking pot. And like smoke.

GNB
6. When a fool laughs, it is like thorns crackling in a fire. It doesn't mean a thing.

NET
6. For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

ERVEN
6. The laughter of fools is such a waste. It is like thorns burning under a pot. The thorns burn so quickly that the pot does not get hot.