ECCLESIASTES 7:1-6
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The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment,and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourningthan to go to the house of feasting,for this is the end of all mankind,and the living will lay it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter,for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wisethan to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,so is the laughter of the fools;this also is vanity.The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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