Ecclesiastes 7:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

Young's Literal Translation
For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So [is] the laughter of a fool, even this [is] vanity.

King James Bible
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

Hebrew
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

like the crackling
כְק֤וֹל (ḵə·qō·wl)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of thorns
הַסִּירִים֙ (has·sî·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook

under
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the pot,
הַסִּ֔יר (has·sîr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook

so
כֵּ֖ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

is the laughter
שְׂחֹ֣ק (śə·ḥōq)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7814: Laughter, derision, sport

of the fool—
הַכְּסִ֑יל (hak·kə·sîl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

this
זֶ֖ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

too
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

is futile.
הָֽבֶל׃ (hā·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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