Bible in Basic English
"Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better."
— Ecclesiastes 7:3, Bible in Basic English
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
“Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad. ”
“Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.”
“Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.”
“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.”
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.
It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.
Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.
The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.
It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.
Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.