1 A good name is better than precious ointment,and the day of death than the day of birth.
2 It is better to go to the house of mourningthan to go to the house of feasting,for this is the end of all mankind,and the living will lay it to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
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 for a man to hear the rebuke of the wisethan to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,so is the laughter of the fools;this also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,and a bribe corrupts the heart.