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Prediger 7:6

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6 Denn wie das Geknister der Dornen unter dem Topfe, so das Lachen des Toren. Auch das ist Eitelkeit.

Prediger 7:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:6

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the
laughter of the fool
As thorns are weak, useless, and unprofitable; yea, hurtful and pernicious, and only fit for burning; so are foolish and wicked men, ( 2 Samuel 23:6 ) ( Isaiah 27:4 ) ; and as the noise and sound of the one under a pot is very short, they make a blaze for a while, and is soon over; so though the laughter of a fool is loud and noisy, it makes no melody, no more than the noise of thorns; and is but for a moment, and will be soon changed for weeping and howling, which will last for ever; see ( Job 20:5 ) ; this also [is] vanity;
the carnal mirth of wicked men.

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Prediger 7:6 In-Context

4 Das Herz der Weisen ist im Hause der Trauer, und das Herz der Toren im Hause der Freude.
5 Besser, das Schelten der Weisen zu hören, als daß einer den Gesang der Toren hört.
6 Denn wie das Geknister der Dornen unter dem Topfe, so das Lachen des Toren. Auch das ist Eitelkeit.
7 ...Denn die Erpressung macht den Weisen toll, und das Bestechungsgeschenk richtet das Herz zu Grunde.
8 Besser das Ende einer Sache als ihr Anfang; besser der Langmütige als der Hochmütige.
The Elberfelder Bible is in the public domain.

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