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 heart.
3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
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 for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool. This also is vanity.
7Surely the gain of oppression maketh a wise man foolish, and a gift corrupteth the understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7
Ecclesiastes 7:2-7