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So I said, “Laughter is silly. What good does it do to seek pleasure?”
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American Standard Version
I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?
Christian Standard Bible
I said about laughter, “It is madness,” and about pleasure, “What does this accomplish? ”
English Standard Version
I said of laughter, “It is mad,” and of pleasure, “What use is it?”
King James Version
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
New American Standard Bible
I said of laughter, “ It is senseless,” and of pleasure, “What does this accomplish?”
New International Version
“Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”
New King James Version
I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”
World English Bible
I said of laughter, “It is foolishness;” and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”