en_tn_condensed/ecc/02/02.md

I said about laughter, "It is crazy,"

The direct quotation can be translated as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: "I said that laughter is crazy" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-quotations)

laughter

If your language has a special word for laughter about meaningless things, you might want to use it here.

What use is it?

The author uses a rhetorical question to emphasize that pleasure is useless. Alternate translation: "It is useless." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)