| The Darby Translation (DBY) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. | 6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless. |
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