Ecclesiastes 7:4-6

New International Reader's Version

⁴ Those who are wise are found where there is sorrow.
    But foolish people are found where there is pleasure.
⁵ Pay attention to a wise person’s warning.
    That’s better than listening to the songs of those who are foolish.
⁶ A foolish person’s laughter
    is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot.
    That doesn’t have any meaning either.