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LXX

Ecclesiastes 7:6

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

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
[It is] better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
World English Bible

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