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Ecclesiastes 2:2
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2 “Laughter,”(A) I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”

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Ecclesiastes 7:3
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3 Frustration is better than laughter,(A)
    because a sad face is good for the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:6
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6 Like the crackling of thorns(A) under the pot,
    so is the laughter(B) of fools.
    This too is meaningless.

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