Catholic Public Domain Version
"Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected."
— Ecclesiastes 7:4, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. ”
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.”
“Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.”
“The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.”
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?
A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.
It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.
Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected.
The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.
For, like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the foolish. But this, too, is emptiness.