Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

Good News Translation

² It is better to go to a home where there is mourning than to one where there is a party, because the living should always remind themselves that death is waiting for us all.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.

⁴ Someone who is always thinking about happiness is a fool. A wise person thinks about death.