ECC 7:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) because the laughter of a fool
⇔ is like the crackling of burning thorn twigs under a cooking pot—
⇔ that’s also pointless.

Key: .
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ὡς φωνὴ ἀκανθῶν ὑπὸ τὸν λέβητα, οὕτως γέλως τῶν ἀφρόνων· καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης.
(Hōs fōnaʸ akanthōn hupo ton lebaʸta, houtōs gelōs tōn afronōn; kai ge touto mataiotaʸs.)

BrTr As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.

ULT for like the sound of the thorns under the cooking-pot,
⇔ so is the laughter of the fool.
⇔ And this also is vapor.

UST This is true because the noisy laughter of foolish people
⇔ is as loud and useless as trying to heat food
⇔ over an outdoor fire that someone only fuels with thorns.
⇔ Although the thorns may loudly pop and sizzle,
⇔ they will only produce a little heat
⇔ and will never actually heat the food.
⇔ In the same way, the loud and happy noise of foolish people
⇔ is as fleeting and insubstantial as the fading mist of my breath.

BSB For like the crackling of thorns under the pot,
⇔ so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ECC book available

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

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

FBV The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorn twigs burning under a pot—without sense and quickly over.[fn]

7:6 Thorn twigs used for fuel are of limited value, for they while they burn hot, the flames die quickly.

T4T By listening to foolish people laughing
⇔ we will not learn any more than by listening to the crackling of thorns being burned under a pot.
⇔ Listening to fools is senseless.

LEB • Like the sound of thorns under a pot,
• so also the laughter of fools.
• This also is vanity!

BBE Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

Moff for like nettles crackling under kettles
⇔ is the cackle of a fool.
⇔ This too is vain:

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

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

DRA It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

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

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

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

SLT For as the voice of thorns under the pot, so the laughter of the foolish one. Also this is vanity.

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

KJB-1769 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.[fn]
(For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laugheder of the fool: this also is vanity.)

7.6 crackling: Heb. sound

KJB-1611 [fn]For as the crackling of thornes vnder a pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.
(For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laugheder of the fool: this also is vanity.)

7:6 Heb. sound

Bshps For the laughyng of fooles is like the cracking of thornes vnder a pot: and that is but a vayne thing.
(For the laughing of fools is like the cracking of thorns under a pot: and that is but a vain thing.)

Gnva The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
(The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.)

Cvdl For the laughinge of fooles is like ye crackynge of thornes vnder a pott. And yt is but a vayne thinge.
(For the laughinge of fools is like ye/you_all cracking of thorns under a pot. And it is but a vain thing.)

Wycl It is betere to be repreued of a wijs man, than to be disseyued bi the flateryng of foolis;
(It is better to be reproved of a wise man, than to be deceived by the flatering of foolis;)

Luth Denn das Lachen des Narren ist wie das Krachen der Dornen unter den Töpfen; und das ist auch eitel.
(Because the Lachen the fool(n) is as/like the Krachen the/of_the thorns under the pots; and the is also vain.)

ClVg Melius est a sapiente corripi, quam stultorum adulatione decipi;[fn]
(Better it_is from sapiente corripi, how of_fools adulatione decipi;)

7.6 Melius est a sapiente. Meliora sunt amici vulnera, quam fraudulenta inimici oscula. Verba adulantis magis insensata ad spinas, id est, sæculi curas moventia, quæ ducunt ad gehennæ incendia: sapiens perfectus nulla argutione indiget, nulla calumnia turbatur. Ergo de sapiente in profectu posito est accipiendum qui aliquando turbatur de iniquitate judicii, cum Deus statim non punit.

7.6 Better it_is from sapiente. Bettera are friends wounds, how fraudulenta enemies oscula. Words adulantis more insensata to thorns/spines, that it_is, of_the_world/of_the_ages worries moventia, which they_lead to hell incendia: wise perfect none argutione needs, none slander is_disturbed. Therefore from/about sapiente in/into/on progress posito it_is to_be_accepted who/which sometimes is_disturbed from/about iniquity judgement, when/with God immediately not/no punishes.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שְׂחֹ֣ק

laughter_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of laughter, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when the fool laughs]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּ֣י כְ⁠ק֤וֹל הַ⁠סִּירִים֙ תַּ֣חַת הַ⁠סִּ֔יר כֵּ֖ן שְׂחֹ֣ק הַ⁠כְּסִ֑יל וְ⁠גַם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל

that/for/because/then/when like,the_sound_of of_(the),thorns below/instead_of the,pot yes/correct/thus/so laughter_of of,the_fool and=also this Abel

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [The reason is that the laughter of the fool is like the sound of the thorns under the cooking-pot. And this also is vapor]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְ⁠ק֤וֹל הַ⁠סִּירִים֙ תַּ֣חַת הַ⁠סִּ֔יר כֵּ֖ן שְׂחֹ֣ק הַ⁠כְּסִ֑יל

like,the_sound_of of_(the),thorns below/instead_of the,pot yes/correct/thus/so laughter_of of,the_fool

The point of this comparison is that just as the sound of the thorns under the cooking-pot is loud but quickly dies out without providing lasting heat, so is the laughter of the fool loud but empty and fleeting. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [the laughter of the fool is loud but empty and fleeting, just as the sound of the thorns under the cooking-pot quickly dies out]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠גַם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל

and=also this Abel

Here Solomon is speaking as if something fleeting and meaningless were vapor. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And this also is nothing]

Parallel ECC 7:6