Ecclesiastes 7:4-10

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

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

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

⁷The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

⁸The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

⁹Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

¹⁰Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.