I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What use is it?
All Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2:2 Go To Ecclesiastes 2
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Why. Hebrew, "What doth that? "Septuagint, "Why dost thou so? "Immoderate laughter is a sign of folly, Ecclesiasticus xxi. 23. (Calmet)
"Even spiritual joy is a temptation. "(St. Jerome)