(A)Sorrow is better than laughter,
For (B)when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
The [a]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the [b]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
It is better to (C)listen to the rebuke of a wise person
Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart

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