Ecclesiastes 7:2-6

New Catholic Bible

² It is better to go to the house of mourning
    than to the house of feasting.
For that is the end of every man;
    let the living take it to heart.
³ Sorrow is better than laughter,
    because a sad countenance may conceal a joyful heart.
⁴ The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
    but the heart of fools is in the house of gaiety.
⁵ It is better to pay heed to the rebuke of the wise
    than to listen to the songs of fools.
⁶ For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,
    so is the laughter of fools.
    This also is vanity.