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Douay-Rheims
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Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?
King James
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I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
Louis Second
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J'ai dit du rire: Insensé! et de la joie: A quoi sert-elle
Martin Luther
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Ich sprach zum Lachen: Du bist toll und zur Freude: Was machst du?
Vulgate
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risum reputavi errorem et gaudio dixi quid frustra deciperis

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


quid : (question) what (thing)?.
quid : (+ genitive) how much? how many?.
frustra : in vain, mistakenly, wantonly, without reason.