Ecclesiastes 7:3-7 World Messianic Bible (WMB)

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.

7. Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

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