Eclesiastés 7:4

4 El corazón de los sabios, en la casa del luto; mas el corazón de los insensatos, en la casa del placer.

Eclesiastés 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 7:4

The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning
When his body is not; when it does not suit him to go thither in person, his mind is there, and his thoughts are employed on the useful subjects of the frailty and mortality of human nature, of death, a future judgment, and a world to come; which shows him to be a wise man, and concerned for the best things, even for his eternal happiness in another state; but the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth;
where jovial company is, merry songs are sung, and the cup or glass passes briskly round, and all is gay and brilliant: here the fool desires to be oftener than he is, and when he cannot; which shows the folly of his mind, what a vain taste he has, and how thoughtless he is of a future state, and of his eternal welfare.

Eclesiastés 7:4 In-Context

2 Mejor es ir á la casa del luto que á la casa del convite: porque aquello es el fin de todos los hombres; y el que vive parará mientes.

3 Mejor es el enojo que la risa: porque con la tristeza del rostro se enmendará el corazón.

4 El corazón de los sabios, en la casa del luto; mas el corazón de los insensatos, en la casa del placer.

5 Mejor es oir la reprensión del sabio, que la canción de los necios.

6 Porque la risa del necio es como el estrépito de las espinas debajo de la olla. Y también esto es vanidad.