4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of joy.
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than that a man should hear the song of fools.
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. Also this is vanity.
7For exercising oppression maketh a wise man mad; and bribery corrupteth the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7
Ecclesiastes 7:4-7