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Ecclesiastes 7:6

For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֣י כְק֤וֹל הַסִּירִים֙ תַּ֣חַת הַסִּ֔יר כֵּ֖ן שְׂחֹ֣ק הַכְּסִ֑יל וְגַם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כְק֤וֹלkhe.Kol“like [the] sound of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “sound” · Strong's H6963H
  3. הַסִּירִים֙ha.si.Rim“<the> thorns”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סִיר · “thorn” · Strong's H5518B
  4. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  5. הַסִּ֔ירha.Sir“the pot”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from סִיר · “pot” · Strong's H5518A
  6. כֵּ֖ןken“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  7. שְׂחֹ֣קse.Chok“[the] laughter of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שְׂחֹק · “laughter” · Strong's H7814
  8. הַכְּסִ֑ילha.ke.Sil“the fool”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  9. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  10. זֶ֖הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  11. הָֽבֶל׃Ha.vel“[is] futility”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)