Ecclesiastes 7:3-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3. Grief is better than laughter,for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

4. The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.

5. It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise personthan to listen to the song of fools,

6. for like the crackling of burning thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool.This too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 7