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…

As the crackling of thorns - Noisy while it lasts, and quickly extinguished. See Psa 58:9 note.

In these verses Solomon lays down some great truths which seem paradoxes to the unthinking part, that is, the far greatest part, of mankind.

I. That the honour of virtue is really more valuable and…

As the crackling of thorns under a pot As in Ecc 7:1 the epigrammatic proverb is pointed by a play of alliterative assonance (sirim= thorns, sir= pot). "As crackling nettles under kettles," "As…