Ecclesiastes 7:2-5

English Standard Version

² It is better to go to the house of mourning
    than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
    and the living will ^(A)lay it to heart.
³ Sorrow is better than laughter,
    ^(B)for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
⁴ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
    but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
⁵ It is ^(C)better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise
    than to hear the song of fools.