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Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”
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So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
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Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’
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Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.” But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”
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Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
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Then Judah said, “Let her keep what she has, or we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
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Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies.
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You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals.
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He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
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“I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answered— a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
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It laughs at the commotion in the town; it does not hear a driver’s shout.
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Yet when she spreads her feathers to run, she laughs at horse and rider.
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It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; it does not shy away from the sword.
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A club seems to it but a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance.
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The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.
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but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
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The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
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But you laugh at them, Lord; you scoff at all those nations.
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Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
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I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
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Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
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She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
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“Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?”
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a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.