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Ecclesiastes 7:4
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4
The
mind
of the
wise
is in the
house
of
mourning
, While the
mind
of
fools
is in the
house
of
pleasure
.
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It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.
3
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
4
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
5
It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
6
For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
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2
[a].
Lit "heart"
[b].
Lit "heart"
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