Ecclesiastes 2:2⥂
KJV:
I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
BSB:
I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
Hebrew:
לִשְׂח֖וֹק אָמַ֣רְתִּי מְהוֹלָ֑ל וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה מַה־ זֹּ֥ה עֹשָֽׂה׃
Topics:
EPICUREANS • INVESTIGATION • PLEASURE • WISDOM • WORLDLINESS
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| of laughter | לִשְׂח֖וֹק | liHR s.ChokHNcmsa | L |
| I said | אָמַ֣רְתִּי | 'a.Mar.tiHVqp1cs | L |
| [it is] folly | מְהוֹלָ֑ל | me.ho.LalHVPsmsa | L |
| and of pleasure | וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה | u.HC le.HR sim.ChahHNcfsa | L |
| what? | מַה־ | mah-HPi | L |
| this | זֹּ֥ה | zohHTm | L |
| [is it] doing | עֹשָֽׂה׃ | 'o.SahHVqrfsa | L |
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