Ecclesiastes 2:1

New International Version

2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure^(A) to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

King James Version

2 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

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

⁶For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

New International Version (NIV)