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Ecclesiastes

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I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
I said to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֣רְתִּי a·mar·ti
of laughter, laughter, derision, sport Noun H7814 לִשְׂחֹ֖וק lis·cho·vk
"It is madness," to be boastful, to priase Verb H1984 מְהֹולָ֑ל me·ho·v·lal;
and of pleasure, joy, gladness, mirth Noun H8057 וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה u·le·sim·chah
"What what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מַה־ mah-
does it accomplish?" do, make Verb H6213 עֹשָֽׂה׃ o·sah.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"
King James Bible I said of laughter, "It It is madness," mad: and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"mirth, What doeth it?
Hebrew Greek English I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"