The King James Version Bible

Ecclesiastes 7:3-5

  1. Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

  2. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  3. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.