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Ecclesiastes 7:3

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3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.

3 Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.