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Ecclesiastes 7:4-6
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:4-6
English Standard Version
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is (A)better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise
than to hear the song of fools.
6 (B)For as the crackling of (C)thorns under a pot,
so is the laughter of the fools;
this also is vanity.[a]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:6 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 7:4-6
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:4-6
New International Version
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(A)
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(B) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(C) under the pot,
so is the laughter(D) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
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