Ecclesiastes 7:1-3

New International Version

7 A good name is better than fine perfume,^(A)
    and the day of death better than the day of birth.^(B)
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
    than to go to a house of feasting,
for death^(C) is the destiny^(D) of everyone;
    the living should take this to heart.
³ Frustration is better than laughter,^(E)
    because a sad face is good for the heart.