Catholic Public Domain Version
"The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing. "
— Ecclesiastes 7:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. ”
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
“Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.”
“The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.”
“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.”
“It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.”
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.
A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.