Catholic Public Domain Version
"It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish. "
— Ecclesiastes 7:6, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. ”
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.”
“For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.”
“It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.”
“Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.”
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”
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.
The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.