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The heart of wise men is where sorrow is; and the heart of fools is where folly gladness is.

It is better to be reproved of a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattering of fools; (It is better to be rebuked by a wise person, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools;)

for as the sound of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughing of a fool. But also this is vanity. (for the sound of thorns burning under a pot, is like the laughter of a fool. But this is also empty and futile.)

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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
    but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(A)
It is better to heed the rebuke(B) of a wise person
    than to listen to the song of fools.
Like the crackling of thorns(C) under the pot,
    so is the laughter(D) of fools.
    This too is meaningless.

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