NASB
"Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy."
— Ecclesiastes 7:3, NASB
“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 joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.”
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.