The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
KJV
Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Parallel Translations
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting, because this is the ende of all men: and the liuing shall lay it to his heart.
Cross References
Matthew 8:14–16Luke 7:12–131 Samuel 25:36Isaiah 21:41 Samuel 30:16Jeremiah 51:57John 11:31–35Daniel 5:1–4Jeremiah 51:39Nehemiah 2:2–5Mark 5:38–43Isaiah 53:3–41 Kings 20:16Hosea 7:5Daniel 5:30
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