Ecclesiastes 2:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”

Young's Literal Translation
Of laughter I said, ‘Foolish!’ and of mirth, ‘What [is] this it is doing?’

King James Bible
I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

Hebrew
I said
אָמַ֣רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

of laughter,
לִשְׂח֖וֹק (liś·ḥō·wq)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7814: Laughter, derision, sport

“It is folly,”
מְהוֹלָ֑ל (mə·hō·w·lāl)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1984: To shine

and of pleasure,
וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה (ū·lə·śim·ḥāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

“What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

does it
זֹּ֥ה (zōh)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2090: This, that

accomplish?”
עֹשָֽׂה׃ (‘ō·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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