Ecclesiastes 7:1-6

¹A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

²It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart.

³Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.

⁴The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

⁵It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁶For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.