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Ecclesiastes 7:3-9
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:3-9
New International Version
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(A)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(B)
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(C) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(D) under the pot,
so is the laughter(E) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(F) corrupts the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:3-9
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 7:3-9
King James Version
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.
7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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