Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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