Ecclesiastes 7:3-6 in English

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance 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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

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 to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁶ As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.

⁴ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

⁵ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

⁶ It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance 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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ It is better to be sad than to be always laughing, because being sad can cause us to think more about how we should conduct our lives IDM.

⁴ Wise people who go to where others are mourning think about the fact that some day they also will die, but foolish people PRS do not think about that; they are always MTY laughing.

⁵ It is better to pay attention to someone who is wise rebuking you than to listen to the songs of a foolish person.

⁶ By listening to foolish people laughing we will not learn any more than by listening to the crackling of thorns being burned under a pot. Listening to fools is senseless.

³ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.

⁴ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

⁵ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

⁶ It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

⁴ The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

⁵ It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

⁶ Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

³ Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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

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

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

³ It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come.

⁴ Anger is better than laughter: because by the sadness of the countenance the mind of the offender is corrected.

⁵ The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth.

⁶ It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think.

⁴ Wise people think about the impact of death, while those who are fools only think about having a good time.

⁵ It's better to listen to criticism from a wise person than to hear the song of fools.

⁶ The laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorn twigs burning under a pot—without sense and quickly over.

³ A good name is better then a good oyntment, and the day of death, then the day that one is borne.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.

⁶ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.

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

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Better is vexation than laughing; for through the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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

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

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: For by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

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 to hear a reproof of a wise man, Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁶ As the sound of thorns under a caldron, So is the laughter of fools: This is also vanity.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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 wise than to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Grief is better than laughter, for after sadness of face comes gladness of heart.

⁴ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of feasting.

⁵ It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise than to listen to the song of fools.

⁶ For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so also is the laughter of fools. This, too, is vapor.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

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 to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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

³ Ire or wrath is better than laugh-ing; for the soul of a trespasser is amended by the heaviness of his cheer.

⁴ The heart of wise men is where sorrow is; and the heart of fools is where folly gladness is.

⁵ It is better to be reproved of a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattering of fools;

⁶ for as the sound of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughing of a fool. But also this is vanity.

³ Ire is better than laughing; for the soul of a trespasser is amended by the heaviness of (his) cheer.

⁴ The heart of wise men is where sorrow is; and the heart of fools is where folly gladness is.

⁵ It is better to be reproved of a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattering of fools; (It is better to be rebuked by a wise person, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools;)

⁶ for as the sound of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughing of a fool. But also this is vanity. (for the sound of thorns burning under a pot, is like the laughter of a fool. But this is also empty and futile.)

³ Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

⁴ The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

⁵ Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

⁶ For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.