The Scriptures 1998

Ecclesiastes 7:3-6 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

3. Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart becomes better.

4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of rejoicing.

5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for man to hear the song of fools.

6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool. That too is futile.