Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

Modern English Version

² It is better to go to a house of mourning
    than to go to a house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind;
    and the living will lay it to heart.
³ Grief is better than laughter,
    for with a downcast face the heart considers the good.
⁴ The heart of those who are wise is in the house of mourning,
    but the heart of those who are foolish in the house of feasting.