King James Version with Apocrypha
"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
— Ecclesiastes 7:4, King James Version with Apocrypha
“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.”
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.